Belt game 3,354 · March 26, 1972
Chicago Black Hawks take the belt
Chicago Black Hawks beat St. Louis Blues 4–0 at home to start reign 1,286 of the NHL belt, the 157th for the franchise.
St. Louis Blues had held it since March 25, 1972, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Chicago Black Hawks held it for 21 days and 7 defenses, then lost it to New York Rangers on April 16, 1972.
1,286Reign number
157Team's reign
7Defenses
21Days held
Box score
Chicago Black Hawks
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Hull | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Pit Martin | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Eric Nesterenko | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Christian Bordeleau | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Dennis Hull | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Keith Magnuson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Pat Stapleton | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bryan Campbell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Chico Maki | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Andre Lacroix | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Cliff Koroll | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Stan Mikita | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill White | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Jarrett | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Darryl Maggs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jerry Korab | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Gerry Desjardins | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Esposito | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 32 | 32 |
St. Louis Blues
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garry Unger | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | — |
| Frank St. Marseille | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Gary Sabourin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Terry Crisp | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Murphy | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jack Egers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian Lavender | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Roberto | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Curt Bennett | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Kevin O'Shea | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Andre Dupont | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Plager | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Barclay Plager | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Gerry Odrowski | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Plager | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| John Arbour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Hornung | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Jacques Caron | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Ernie Wakely | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 30 | 34 |
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