Belt game 3,725 · October 27, 1976
Boston Bruins take the belt
Boston Bruins beat New York Rangers 4–3 on the road to start reign 1,409 of the NHL belt, the 195th for the franchise.
New York Rangers had held it since October 26, 1976, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Boston Bruins held it for 4 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Buffalo Sabres on October 31, 1976.
1,409Reign number
195Team's reign
1Defenses
4Days held
Box score
New York Rangers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Murdoch | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Esposito | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Rod Gilbert | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Vickers | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Hodge | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike McEwen | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne Dillon | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Fairbairn | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Pat Hickey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Pete Stemkowski | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Nick Fotiu | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Farrish | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Greschner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Carol Vadnais | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Nick Beverley | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Maloney | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| John Davidson | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Gilles Gratton | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 19 | 23 |
Boston Bruins
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry O'Reilly | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Peter McNab | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Gregg Sheppard | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Marcotte | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick Middleton | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Darryl Edestrand | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Brad Park | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Johnny Bucyk | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne Cashman | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Forbes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Stan Jonathan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Hank Nowak | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Matti Hagman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dallas Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ray Maluta | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Milbury | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gilles Gilbert | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 38 | 41 |
| Gerry Cheevers | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
Box scores: the NHL's own game center.