Belt game 3,353 · March 25, 1972
St. Louis Blues take the belt
St. Louis Blues beat Detroit Red Wings 5–3 at home to start reign 1,285 of the NHL belt, the 12th for the franchise.
Detroit Red Wings had held it since March 19, 1972, with 2 defenses over 6 days.
St. Louis Blues held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Chicago Blackhawks on March 26, 1972.
1,285Reign number
12Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
St. Louis Blues
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garry Unger | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Murphy | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Roberto | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Frank St. Marseille | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Gary Sabourin | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian Lavender | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Curt Bennett | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Barclay Plager | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Terry Crisp | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jack Egers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Kevin O'Shea | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Andre Dupont | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Plager | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gerry Odrowski | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Plager | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| John Arbour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Hornung | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jacques Caron | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 24 | 27 |
| Ernie Wakely | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
Detroit Red Wings
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Delvecchio | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Tim Ecclestone | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Marcel Dionne | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Red Berenson | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Al Karlander | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Gary Bergman | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Stackhouse | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Danny Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Leon Rochefort | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Henry Boucha | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Nick Libett | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mickey Redmond | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Collins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Guy Charron | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Johnston | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 12 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Arnie Brown | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Harris | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Al Smith | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Andy Brown | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 27 | 32 |
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