Belt game 3,371 · May 11, 1972 · playoffs
Boston Bruins take the belt
Boston Bruins beat New York Rangers 3–0 on the road to start reign 1,292 of the NHL belt, the 186th for the franchise.
New York Rangers had held it since May 9, 1972, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Boston Bruins held it for 150 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Los Angeles Kings on October 8, 1972.
1,292Reign number
186Team's reign
0Defenses
150Days held
Box score
New York Rangers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glen Sather | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Rod Gilbert | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Goyette | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Fairbairn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Vic Hadfield | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 9 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bruce MacGregor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean Ratelle | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Gene Carr | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Pete Stemkowski | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Rousseau | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Ted Irvine | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Brad Park | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Gary Doak | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dale Rolfe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Dorey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Rod Seiling | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Ed Giacomin | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Gilles Villemure | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 24 | 27 |
Boston Bruins
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Esposito | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Hodge | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne Cashman | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Orr | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Johnny Bucyk | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Walton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Garnet Bailey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Derek Sanderson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Fred Stanfield | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ed Westfall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| John McKenzie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Marcotte | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 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 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dallas Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Awrey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Eddie Johnston | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Gerry Cheevers | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 33 | 33 |
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