Belt game 3,765 · January 26, 1977
Minnesota North Stars take the belt
Minnesota North Stars beat Los Angeles Kings 3–2 on the road to start reign 1,421 of the NHL belt, the 15th for the franchise.
Los Angeles Kings had held it since January 22, 1977, with 0 defenses over 4 days.
Minnesota North Stars held it for 3 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Vancouver Canucks on January 29, 1977.
1,421Reign number
15Team's reign
0Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Los Angeles Kings
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcel Dionne | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Murphy | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Williams | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Berry | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gary Sargent | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Bert Wilson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Vic Venasky | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Frank St. Marseille | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Schultz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Butch Goring | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Glenn Goldup | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Kozak | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ab DeMarco | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Brown | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Hutchison | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Murdoch | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Neil Komadoski | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Rogie Vachon | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 19 | 22 |
| Gary Simmons | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
Minnesota North Stars
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Jensen | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Roland Eriksson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Younghans | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Hicks | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Glen Sharpley | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Alex Pirus | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Ernie Hicke | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Dean Talafous | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Tim Young | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Hogaboam | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Rich Nantais | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Roberts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Fred Barrett | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dennis O'Brien | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Reid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Lou Nanne | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Nick Beverley | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Pete Lopresti | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Smith | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 34 | 36 |
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