Belt game 3,239 · February 14, 1971
Boston Bruins take the belt
Boston Bruins beat Toronto Maple Leafs 5–1 on the road to start reign 1,248 of the NHL belt, the 177th for the franchise.
Toronto Maple Leafs had held it since January 30, 1971, with 6 defenses over 15 days.
Boston Bruins held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Vancouver Canucks on February 16, 1971.
1,248Reign number
177Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Toronto Maple Leafs
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Keon | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Billy MacMillan | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Ellis | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Norm Ullman | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| George Armstrong | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Guy Trottier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Harrison | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian Spencer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Denis Dupere | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Henderson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Garry Monahan | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick Ley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Pelyk | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Dorey | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim McKenny | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Baun | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian Glennie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jacques Plante | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Bernie Parent | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 35 | 40 |
Boston Bruins
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Esposito | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | — | — |
| Johnny Bucyk | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne Cashman | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Derek Sanderson | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Orr | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Ed Westfall | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Awrey | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Hodge | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne Carleton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Fred Stanfield | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Marcotte | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Walton | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Reggie Leach | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ted Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dallas Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Eddie Johnston | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 19 | 20 |
| Gerry Cheevers | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
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