Belt game 3,682 · January 29, 1976
Boston Bruins take the belt
Boston Bruins beat Chicago Black Hawks 5–3 at home to start reign 1,394 of the NHL belt, the 193rd for the franchise.
Chicago Black Hawks had held it since January 18, 1976, with 4 defenses over 11 days.
Boston Bruins held it for 9 days and 3 defenses, then lost it to Toronto Maple Leafs on February 7, 1976.
1,394Reign number
193Team's reign
3Defenses
9Days held
Box score
Boston Bruins
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Marcotte | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean Ratelle | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne Cashman | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Terry O'Reilly | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Hodge | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Johnny Bucyk | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Andre Savard | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Forbes | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Gregg Sheppard | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Gibson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Schmautz | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Hank Nowak | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Darryl Edestrand | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dallas Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Al Sims | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gary Doak | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Joe Zanussi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Gilles Gilbert | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 15 | 18 |
| Dave Reece | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
Chicago Black Hawks
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pit Martin | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dennis Hull | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Alain Daigle | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Grant Mulvey | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Sheehan | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill White | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Joey Johnston | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| John Marks | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ivan Boldirev | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Darcy Rota | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Cliff Koroll | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Stan Mikita | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| J.P. Bordeleau | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Keith Magnuson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Russell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Murray | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dale Tallon | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Gilles Villemure | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Esposito | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 32 | 37 |
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