Belt game 3,240 · February 16, 1971
Vancouver Canucks take the belt
Vancouver Canucks beat Boston Bruins 5–4 at home to start reign 1,249 of the NHL belt, the 1st for the franchise.
Boston Bruins had held it since February 14, 1971, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Vancouver Canucks held it for 3 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Philadelphia Flyers on February 19, 1971.
1,249Reign number
1Team's reign
0Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Vancouver Canucks
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rosaire Paiement | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne Maki | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Andre Boudrias | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Corrigan | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Barry Wilkins | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dale Tallon | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Schmautz | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Ray Cullen | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Ted Taylor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Dan Seguin | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Garth Rizzuto | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Murray Hall | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Gary Doak | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Pat Quinn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| John Schella | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Poul Popiel | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Charlie Hodge | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 29 | 33 |
| George Gardner | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
Boston Bruins
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Orr | 1 | 2 | 3 | -3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Hodge | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Esposito | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Johnny Bucyk | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ed Westfall | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Marcotte | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ted Green | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne Carleton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne Cashman | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Derek Sanderson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Fred Stanfield | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Walton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Reggie Leach | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dallas Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Awrey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Eddie Johnston | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Gerry Cheevers | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 38 | 43 |
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