Belt game 3,242 · February 20, 1971
California Golden Seals take the belt
California Golden Seals beat Philadelphia Flyers 5–3 at home to start reign 1,251 of the NHL belt, the 10th for the franchise.
Philadelphia Flyers had held it since February 19, 1971, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
California Golden Seals held it for 4 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Montréal Canadiens on February 24, 1971.
1,251Reign number
10Team's reign
0Defenses
4Days held
Box score
California Golden Seals
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Hextall | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Norm Ferguson | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Gary Croteau | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Dick Mattiussi | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Roberts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Gerry Ehman | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Hicke | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ted Hampson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Don O'Donoghue | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Gary Jarrett | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Laughton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tony Featherstone | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ernie Hicke | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Hilliard Graves | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Barry Boughner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne Muloin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bert Marshall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Stackhouse | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gary Smith | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Worthy | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 24 | 27 |
Philadelphia Flyers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Dornhoefer | 2 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean-Guy Gendron | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Clarke | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Barry Ashbee | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Joe Watson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Andre Lacroix | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Lew Morrison | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Kelly | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Garry Peters | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Simon Nolet | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Lesuk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick MacLeish | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Serge Bernier | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ed Van Impe | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Hillman | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne Hillman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Hale | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Favell | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Bruce Gamble | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 27 | 31 |
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