Belt game 3,306 · December 9, 1971
Chicago Black Hawks take the belt
Chicago Black Hawks beat Buffalo Sabres 3–1 on the road to start reign 1,273 of the NHL belt, the 156th for the franchise.
Buffalo Sabres had held it since December 5, 1971, with 0 defenses over 4 days.
Chicago Black Hawks held it for 20 days and 7 defenses, then lost it to Boston Bruins on December 29, 1971.
1,273Reign number
156Team's reign
7Defenses
20Days held
Box score
Buffalo Sabres
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Martin | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Butch Deadmarsh | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Danny Lawson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Goyette | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Gilbert Perreault | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Gerry Meehan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Anderson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Kevin O'Shea | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Atkinson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Luce | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Eddie Shack | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Craig Ramsay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Terbenche | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Barrie | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Al Hamilton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ray Mckay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Chris Evans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Roger Crozier | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 22 | 25 |
| Dave Dryden | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
Chicago Black Hawks
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chico Maki | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Stan Mikita | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Pit Martin | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Hull | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Dennis Hull | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Cliff Koroll | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Lou Angotti | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Danny O'Shea | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bryan Campbell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Eric Nesterenko | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Andre Lacroix | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill White | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Keith Magnuson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Jarrett | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Pat Stapleton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Darryl Maggs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jerry Korab | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gary Smith | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 24 | 25 |
| Tony Esposito | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
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