Belt game 3,788 · March 21, 1977
Cleveland Barons take the belt
Cleveland Barons beat Toronto Maple Leafs 7–2 on the road to start reign 1,429 of the NHL belt, the 16th for the franchise.
Toronto Maple Leafs had held it since March 19, 1977, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Cleveland Barons held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Buffalo Sabres on March 23, 1977.
1,429Reign number
16Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Toronto Maple Leafs
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lanny McDonald | 1 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Williams | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Darryl Sittler | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Ian Turnbull | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Neely | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Ashby | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| George Ferguson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Inge Hammarstrom | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Errol Thompson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Stan Weir | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Pat Boutette | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bruce Boudreau | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Scott Garland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tracy Pratt | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim McKenny | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Borje Salming | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian Glennie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Palmateer | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 28 | 35 |
| Wayne Thomas | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
Cleveland Barons
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Murdoch | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Dennis Maruk | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Al MacAdam | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Juha Widing | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Christie | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Neilson | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Gardner | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne Merrick | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Brent Meeke | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Ralph Klassen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Gary Sabourin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Girard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Stewart | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Greg Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Len Frig | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Gary Edwards | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 35 | 37 |
| Gilles Meloche | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
Box scores: the NHL's own game center.