Belt game 3,366 · April 30, 1972 · playoffs
Boston Bruins take the belt
Boston Bruins beat New York Rangers 6–5 at home to start reign 1,288 of the NHL belt, the 184th for the franchise.
New York Rangers had held it since April 16, 1972, with 3 defenses over 14 days.
Boston Bruins held it for 4 days and 1 defense, then lost it to New York Rangers on May 4, 1972.
1,288Reign number
184Team's reign
1Defenses
4Days held
Box score
Boston Bruins
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Esposito | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Hodge | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Walton | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ed Westfall | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Garnet Bailey | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Derek Sanderson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Fred Stanfield | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| John McKenzie | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Orr | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Johnny Bucyk | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne Cashman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Marcotte | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Roberts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ted Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Carol Vadnais | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Dallas Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Awrey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Eddie Johnston | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Gerry Cheevers | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 24 | 29 |
New York Rangers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rod Gilbert | 1 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Vic Hadfield | 1 | 1 | 2 | -4 | 0 | 9 | 0 | — | — |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bruce MacGregor | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean Ratelle | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Pete Stemkowski | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ted Irvine | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Brad Park | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Dale Rolfe | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Glen Sather | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Fairbairn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Stewart | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gene Carr | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Rousseau | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Gary Doak | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Neilson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Rod Seiling | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Ed Giacomin | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 22 | 28 |
| Gilles Villemure | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
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