Belt game 3,464 · November 22, 1973
Boston Bruins take the belt
Boston Bruins beat Philadelphia Flyers 4–2 at home to start reign 1,318 of the NHL belt, the 188th for the franchise.
Philadelphia Flyers had held it since November 11, 1973, with 3 defenses over 11 days.
Boston Bruins held it for 30 days and 9 defenses, then lost it to Detroit Red Wings on December 22, 1973.
1,318Reign number
188Team's reign
9Defenses
30Days held
Box score
Boston Bruins
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Esposito | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Hodge | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Orr | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Johnny Bucyk | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Derek Sanderson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Gregg Sheppard | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Carol Vadnais | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dallas Smith | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Andre Savard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne Cashman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Fred O'Donnell | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Marcotte | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Chris Oddleifson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Terry O'Reilly | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Darryl Edestrand | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Al Sims | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Gary Doak | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gilles Gilbert | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 32 | 34 |
| Ken Broderick | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
Philadelphia Flyers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Schultz | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Saleski | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Clarke | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Orest Kindrachuk | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Barber | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Kelly | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gary Dornhoefer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Terry Crisp | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ross Lonsberry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick MacLeish | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Flett | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Ed Van Impe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Bladon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Barry Ashbee | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Andre Dupont | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Joe Watson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Jimmy Watson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bernie Parent | — | — | — | — | 20 | — | — | 4 | 5 |
| Bobby Taylor | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 18 | 21 |
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