Belt game 3,723 · October 21, 1976
Cleveland Barons take the belt
Cleveland Barons beat St. Louis Blues 6–2 at home to start reign 1,407 of the NHL belt, the 15th for the franchise.
St. Louis Blues had held it since October 19, 1976, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Cleveland Barons held it for 5 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to New York Rangers on October 26, 1976.
1,407Reign number
15Team's reign
0Defenses
5Days held
Box score
Cleveland Barons
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Maruk | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Al MacAdam | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Gardner | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Pappin | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne Merrick | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ralph Klassen | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Gary Sabourin | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Fred Ahern Jr | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick Hampton | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Neilson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Charlie Simmer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Moxey | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Girard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Christie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Stewart | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Greg Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Len Frig | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gilles Meloche | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Simmons | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 26 | 28 |
St. Louis Blues
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garry Unger | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Pierre Plante | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Derek Sanderson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob MacMillan | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Hess | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Patey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Red Berenson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Claude Larose | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Jerry Butler | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Floyd Thomson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Chuck Lefley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ted Irvine | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Gassoff | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bruce Affleck | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Rod Seiling | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Gilles Marotte | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Eddie Johnston | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 16 | 16 |
| Ed Staniowski | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 7 | 13 |
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