Belt game 3,369 · May 7, 1972 · playoffs
Boston Bruins take the belt
Boston Bruins beat New York Rangers 3–2 on the road to start reign 1,290 of the NHL belt, the 185th for the franchise.
New York Rangers had held it since May 4, 1972, with 0 defenses over 3 days.
Boston Bruins held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to New York Rangers on May 9, 1972.
1,290Reign number
185Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
New York Rangers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Stemkowski | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Ted Irvine | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Rod Seiling | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Glen Sather | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Rod Gilbert | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Goyette | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Fairbairn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Vic Hadfield | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Bruce MacGregor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean Ratelle | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Gene Carr | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Rousseau | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Brad Park | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Gary Doak | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dale Rolfe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Dorey | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ed Giacomin | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 21 | 24 |
| Gilles Villemure | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
Boston Bruins
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Orr | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Johnny Bucyk | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Walton | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| John McKenzie | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Marcotte | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Esposito | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Hodge | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne Cashman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Garnet Bailey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Derek Sanderson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Fred Stanfield | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ed Westfall | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 10 | 1 | 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 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Dallas Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Awrey | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Eddie Johnston | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 21 | 23 |
| Gerry Cheevers | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
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