Belt game 3,265 · April 11, 1971 · playoffs
Boston Bruins take the belt
Boston Bruins beat Montréal Canadiens 5–2 on the road to start reign 1,260 of the NHL belt, the 180th for the franchise.
Montréal Canadiens had held it since April 8, 1971, with 1 defense over 3 days.
Boston Bruins held it for 4 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Montréal Canadiens on April 15, 1971.
1,260Reign number
180Team's reign
1Defenses
4Days held
Box score
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacques Laperriere | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean Beliveau | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Yvan Cournoyer | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Jacques Lemaire | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Frank Mahovlich | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Marc Tardif | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Rejean Houle | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Claude Larose | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Henri Richard | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Roberto | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Peter Mahovlich | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Leon Rochefort | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| John Ferguson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Sheehan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| J.C. Tremblay | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Guy Lapointe | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Terry Harper | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Pierre Bouchard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Rogie Vachon | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Dryden | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 29 | 33 |
Boston Bruins
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Esposito | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Hodge | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Orr | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne Cashman | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Johnny Bucyk | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Fred Stanfield | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Walton | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne Carleton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Garnet Bailey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Derek Sanderson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ed Westfall | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| John McKenzie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Marcotte | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Reggie Leach | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ted Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dallas Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Awrey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Eddie Johnston | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Gerry Cheevers | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 26 | 28 |
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