Belt game 3,802 · April 17, 1977 · playoffs
Los Angeles Kings take the belt
Los Angeles Kings beat Boston Bruins 7–4 at home to start reign 1,435 of the NHL belt, the 20th for the franchise.
Boston Bruins had held it since April 11, 1977, with 2 defenses over 6 days.
Los Angeles Kings held it for 4 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Boston Bruins on April 21, 1977.
1,435Reign number
20Team's reign
1Defenses
4Days held
Box score
Los Angeles Kings
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Murphy | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Gary Sargent | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Williams | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Butch Goring | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bert Wilson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Frank St. Marseille | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Gene Carr | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Marcel Dionne | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Kozak | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Brown | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Murdoch | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Neil Komadoski | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Vic Venasky | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Schultz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Berry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Glenn Goldup | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Hutchison | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Rogie Vachon | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 30 | 34 |
| Gary Simmons | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
Boston Bruins
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jean Ratelle | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne Cashman | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Gregg Sheppard | 0 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Peter McNab | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Schmautz | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick Middleton | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Marcotte | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Brad Park | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick Smith | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Johnny Bucyk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Forbes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Stan Jonathan | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| John Wensink | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Terry O'Reilly | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Gary Doak | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Milbury | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Halward | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gilles Gilbert | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 4 | 7 |
| Gerry Cheevers | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 11 | 15 |
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