Belt game 3,319 · January 8, 1972
St. Louis Blues take the belt
St. Louis Blues beat Boston Bruins 5–3 at home to start reign 1,275 of the NHL belt, the 10th for the franchise.
Boston Bruins had held it since December 29, 1971, with 4 defenses over 10 days.
St. Louis Blues held it for 10 days and 3 defenses, then lost it to Boston Bruins on January 18, 1972.
1,275Reign number
10Team's reign
3Defenses
10Days held
Box score
St. Louis Blues
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garry Unger | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Gary Sabourin | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Murphy | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Frank St. Marseille | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| George Morrison | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Terry Crisp | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jack Egers | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Plager | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian Lavender | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Roberto | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Floyd Thomson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Andre Dupont | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Barclay Plager | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Gerry Odrowski | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Plager | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| John Arbour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne Stephenson | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Jacques Caron | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 21 | 24 |
Boston Bruins
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Esposito | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Johnny Bucyk | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Fred Stanfield | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Hodge | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| John McKenzie | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dallas Smith | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Walton | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne Cashman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Garnet Bailey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Derek Sanderson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ed Westfall | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Marcotte | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Reggie Leach | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Orr | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ted Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Matt Ravlich | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Eddie Johnston | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 26 | 31 |
| Gerry Cheevers | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
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