Belt game 3,439 · March 17, 1973
Atlanta Flames take the belt
Atlanta Flames beat Chicago Black Hawks 3–2 at home to start reign 1,311 of the NHL belt, the 1st for the franchise.
Chicago Black Hawks had held it since March 10, 1973, with 2 defenses over 7 days.
Atlanta Flames held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Boston Bruins on March 18, 1973.
1,311Reign number
1Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Atlanta Flames
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leon Rochefort | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Curt Bennett | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jacques Richard | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| John Stewart | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Rey Comeau | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Lew Morrison | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Keith McCreary | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Butch Deadmarsh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Leiter | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Billy MacMillan | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Romanchych | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Plager | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Pat Quinn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Noel Price | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Paradise | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Randy Manery | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Arnie Brown | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Myre | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 28 | 30 |
| Dan Bouchard | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
Chicago Black Hawks
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lou Angotti | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Pappin | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Dennis Hull | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Russell | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jerry Korab | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Pit Martin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ralph Backstrom | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Chico Maki | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Kryskow | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Cliff Koroll | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| J.P. Bordeleau | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill White | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Keith Magnuson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Jarrett | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Pat Stapleton | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Dick Redmond | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Gary Smith | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 20 | 23 |
| Tony Esposito | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
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