Belt game 3,344 · March 7, 1972
St. Louis Blues take the belt
St. Louis Blues beat Los Angeles Kings 4–2 at home to start reign 1,282 of the NHL belt, the 11th for the franchise.
Los Angeles Kings had held it since March 5, 1972, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
St. Louis Blues held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Montréal Canadiens on March 9, 1972.
1,282Reign number
11Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
St. Louis Blues
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Egers | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | — |
| Frank St. Marseille | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Gary Sabourin | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Garry Unger | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Plager | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Plager | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Murphy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian Lavender | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Roberto | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Curt Bennett | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Danny O'Shea | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Chris Evans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Barclay Plager | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Gerry Odrowski | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| John Arbour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Hornung | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jacques Caron | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 25 | 27 |
| Ernie Wakely | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
Los Angeles Kings
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real Lemieux | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Corrigan | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Lucien Grenier | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Juha Widing | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Butch Goring | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Barrie | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ralph Backstrom | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Lesuk | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Berry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Pulford | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Woytowich | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gilles Marotte | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Harry Howell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Curtis | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gary Edwards | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 36 | 40 |
| Billy Smith | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
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