Belt game 3,323 · January 18, 1972
Boston Bruins take the belt
Boston Bruins beat St. Louis Blues 2–0 on the road to start reign 1,276 of the NHL belt, the 182nd for the franchise.
St. Louis Blues had held it since January 8, 1972, with 3 defenses over 10 days.
Boston Bruins held it for 19 days and 8 defenses, then lost it to Buffalo Sabres on February 6, 1972.
1,276Reign number
182Team's reign
8Defenses
19Days held
Box score
St. Louis Blues
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garry Unger | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Frank St. Marseille | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| George Morrison | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Gary Sabourin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Terry Crisp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Murphy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jack Egers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian Lavender | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Roberto | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Floyd Thomson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Shires | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Andre Dupont | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Barclay Plager | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Gerry Odrowski | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Plager | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| John Arbour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Hornung | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jacques Caron | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 35 | 37 |
| Ernie Wakely | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
Boston Bruins
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Esposito | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne Cashman | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Garnet Bailey | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Marcotte | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Reggie Leach | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Orr | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Hodge | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Johnny Bucyk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Walton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Derek Sanderson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Fred Stanfield | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ed Westfall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| John McKenzie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Ted Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dallas Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Matt Ravlich | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Eddie Johnston | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Gerry Cheevers | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 25 | 25 |
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