Belt game 3,440 · March 18, 1973
Boston Bruins take the belt
Boston Bruins beat Atlanta Flames 7–1 at home to start reign 1,312 of the NHL belt, the 187th for the franchise.
Atlanta Flames had held it since March 17, 1973, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Boston Bruins held it for 13 days and 4 defenses, then lost it to Toronto Maple Leafs on March 31, 1973.
1,312Reign number
187Team's reign
4Defenses
13Days held
Box score
Boston Bruins
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Esposito | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Hodge | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Johnny Bucyk | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Orr | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Gregg Sheppard | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Marcotte | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Derek Sanderson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Roberts | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Carol Vadnais | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Dallas Smith | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Fred O'Donnell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Fred Stanfield | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Terry O'Reilly | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Nick Beverley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Gary Doak | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Awrey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ross Brooks | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Jacques Plante | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 21 | 22 |
Atlanta Flames
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curt Bennett | 1 | 0 | 1 | -4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Romanchych | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Noel Price | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Lew Morrison | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Keith McCreary | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Butch Deadmarsh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Leon Rochefort | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jacques Richard | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Leiter | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| John Stewart | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Rey Comeau | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Billy MacMillan | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Plager | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Pat Quinn | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Paradise | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Randy Manery | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Arnie Brown | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Myre | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Bouchard | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 37 | 44 |
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