Belt game 3,261 · April 4, 1971
Boston Bruins take the belt
Boston Bruins beat Montréal Canadiens 7–2 at home to start reign 1,258 of the NHL belt, the 179th for the franchise.
Montréal Canadiens had held it since April 3, 1971, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Boston Bruins held it for 4 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Montréal Canadiens on April 8, 1971.
1,258Reign number
179Team's reign
1Defenses
4Days held
Box score
Boston Bruins
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Esposito | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Derek Sanderson | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Ed Westfall | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne Cashman | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Orr | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Dallas Smith | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Awrey | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Fred Stanfield | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| John McKenzie | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Hodge | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Johnny Bucyk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Garnet Bailey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Marcotte | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Walton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Reggie Leach | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ted Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Eddie Johnston | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Gerry Cheevers | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 35 | 37 |
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Murdoch | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Yvan Cournoyer | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Peter Mahovlich | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| John Ferguson | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| J.C. Tremblay | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean Beliveau | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Marc Tardif | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Rejean Houle | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Claude Larose | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Henri Richard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Leon Rochefort | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Sheehan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jacques Lemaire | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Frank Mahovlich | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Guy Lapointe | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Terry Harper | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Pierre Bouchard | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Rogie Vachon | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Myre | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 37 | 44 |
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