Belt game 3,314 · December 29, 1971
Boston Bruins take the belt
Boston Bruins beat Chicago Black Hawks 5–1 on the road to start reign 1,274 of the NHL belt, the 181st for the franchise.
Chicago Black Hawks had held it since December 9, 1971, with 7 defenses over 20 days.
Boston Bruins held it for 10 days and 4 defenses, then lost it to St. Louis Blues on January 8, 1972.
1,274Reign number
181Team's reign
4Defenses
10Days held
Box score
Chicago Black Hawks
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pit Martin | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Hull | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Jerry Korab | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Lou Angotti | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Pappin | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dennis Hull | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Danny O'Shea | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bryan Campbell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Eric Nesterenko | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Chico Maki | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Cliff Koroll | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Stan Mikita | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill White | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Keith Magnuson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Jarrett | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Pat Stapleton | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Darryl Maggs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gary Smith | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 4 | 8 |
| Tony Esposito | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 13 | 14 |
Boston Bruins
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Orr | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Johnny Bucyk | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Fred Stanfield | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Esposito | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Walton | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Derek Sanderson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| John McKenzie | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dallas Smith | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Hodge | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne Cashman | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Garnet Bailey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ed Westfall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Marcotte | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Reggie Leach | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ted Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Matt Ravlich | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Eddie Johnston | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 23 | 24 |
| Gerry Cheevers | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
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