Belt game 3,230 · January 23, 1971
St. Louis Blues take the belt
St. Louis Blues beat Buffalo Sabres 7–1 at home to start reign 1,245 of the NHL belt, the 9th for the franchise.
Buffalo Sabres had held it since January 16, 1971, with 2 defenses over 7 days.
St. Louis Blues held it for 4 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Montréal Canadiens on January 27, 1971.
1,245Reign number
9Team's reign
0Defenses
4Days held
Box score
St. Louis Blues
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Ecclestone | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jimmy Roberts | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Red Berenson | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill McCreary | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Christian Bordeleau | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Frank St. Marseille | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| George Morrison | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Terry Crisp | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Craig Cameron | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Brit Selby | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Sutherland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Plager | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| John Arbour | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gary Sabourin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Lorentz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Noel Picard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Barclay Plager | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Plager | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Glenn Hall | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Ernie Wakely | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 23 | 24 |
Buffalo Sabres
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Atkinson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Watson | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Reg Fleming | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Goyette | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Gilbert Perreault | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Skip Krake | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Gerry Meehan | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Anderson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Floyd Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Kevin O'Shea | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Dick Duff | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Andrea | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Donnie Marshall | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Eddie Shack | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Tracy Pratt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Barrie | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Al Hamilton | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean-Guy Talbot | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Roger Crozier | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 28 | 35 |
| Joe Daley | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
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