Belt game 3,799 · April 11, 1977 · playoffs
Boston Bruins take the belt
Boston Bruins beat Los Angeles Kings 8–3 at home to start reign 1,434 of the NHL belt, the 196th for the franchise.
Los Angeles Kings had held it since April 9, 1977, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Boston Bruins held it for 6 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Los Angeles Kings on April 17, 1977.
1,434Reign number
196Team's reign
2Defenses
6Days held
Box score
Boston Bruins
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jean Ratelle | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Schmautz | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Gregg Sheppard | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Stan Jonathan | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Marcotte | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Terry O'Reilly | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick Smith | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Peter McNab | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| John Wensink | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Matti Hagman | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Brad Park | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne Cashman | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Forbes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick Middleton | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Gary Doak | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Milbury | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Halward | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Gilles Gilbert | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Gerry Cheevers | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 19 | 22 |
Los Angeles Kings
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vic Venasky | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bert Wilson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Schultz | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Marcel Dionne | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Butch Goring | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Kozak | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Hutchison | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Gary Sargent | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Murphy | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Frank St. Marseille | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gene Carr | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Williams | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Berry | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Glenn Goldup | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Brown | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Murdoch | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Neil Komadoski | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Rogie Vachon | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 24 | 32 |
| Gary Simmons | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
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