Belt game 3,707 · March 20, 1976
Los Angeles Kings take the belt
Los Angeles Kings beat Montréal Canadiens 4–3 at home to start reign 1,401 of the NHL belt, the 15th for the franchise.
Montréal Canadiens had held it since February 20, 1976, with 13 defenses over 29 days.
Los Angeles Kings held it for 6 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Vancouver Canucks on March 26, 1976.
1,401Reign number
15Team's reign
2Defenses
6Days held
Box score
Los Angeles Kings
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Murphy | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Butch Goring | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Murdoch | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Nevin | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Marcel Dionne | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Williams | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Kozak | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Neil Komadoski | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bert Wilson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Vic Venasky | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Corrigan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Frank St. Marseille | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Berry | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ab DeMarco | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Brown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Hutchison | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Sheldon Kannegiesser | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Gary Edwards | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Rogie Vachon | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 31 | 34 |
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guy Lafleur | 1 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 2 | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Yvan Cournoyer | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Risebrough | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Murray Wilson | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| John Van Boxmeer | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Guy Lapointe | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Yvon Lambert | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Peter Mahovlich | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Jarvis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Shutt | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Gainey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jacques Lemaire | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Nyrop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jimmy Roberts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Serge Savard | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Robinson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Awrey | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Michel Larocque | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Dryden | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 24 | 28 |
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