Belt game 3,718 · October 10, 1976
Boston Bruins take the belt
Boston Bruins beat Cleveland Barons 4–3 at home to start reign 1,405 of the NHL belt, the 194th for the franchise.
Cleveland Barons had held it since April 4, 1976, with 2 defenses over 189 days.
Boston Bruins held it for 9 days and 3 defenses, then lost it to St. Louis Blues on October 19, 1976.
1,405Reign number
194Team's reign
3Defenses
9Days held
Box score
Boston Bruins
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Marcotte | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean Ratelle | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne Cashman | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Stan Jonathan | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Gregg Sheppard | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Terry O'Reilly | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Brad Park | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Milbury | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Peter McNab | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Johnny Bucyk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Forbes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick Middleton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Hank Nowak | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Matti Hagman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Darryl Edestrand | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Ray Maluta | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gary Doak | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Gilles Gilbert | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Gerry Cheevers | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 32 | 35 |
Cleveland Barons
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Merrick | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Ralph Klassen | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Gary Sabourin | 1 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Moxey | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Dennis Maruk | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Al MacAdam | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Gardner | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Fred Ahern Jr | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Charlie Simmer | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Murdoch | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Girard | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick Hampton | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Christie | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Stewart | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Greg Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Len Frig | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bjorn Johansson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Gilles Meloche | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 31 | 35 |
| Gary Simmons | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
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