Belt game 3,406 · December 24, 1972
Los Angeles Kings take the belt
Los Angeles Kings beat California Golden Seals 5–3 on the road to start reign 1,301 of the NHL belt, the 9th for the franchise.
California Golden Seals had held it since December 22, 1972, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Los Angeles Kings held it for 10 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to New York Rangers on January 3, 1973.
1,301Reign number
9Team's reign
2Defenses
10Days held
Box score
California Golden Seals
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig Patrick | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Reggie Leach | 1 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Walt McKechnie | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Stan Gilbertson | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Joey Johnston | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Pete Laframboise | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Marshall Johnston | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Darryl Maggs | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Hilliard Graves | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gary Croteau | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Morris Mott | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Stan Weir | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Stewart | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bert Marshall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Ted McAneeley | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Marv Edwards | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 21 | 26 |
| Gilles Meloche | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
Los Angeles Kings
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Serge Bernier | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 0 | — | — |
| Real Lemieux | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ralph Backstrom | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Corrigan | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Juha Widing | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Brown | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Neil Komadoski | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Vic Venasky | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jimmy Peters | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Hoene | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Lesuk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Berry | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Kozak | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Terry Harper | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Gilles Marotte | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Harry Howell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Curtis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gary Edwards | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Rogie Vachon | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 25 | 28 |
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