Belt game 3,804 · April 21, 1977 · playoffs
Boston Bruins take the belt
Boston Bruins beat Los Angeles Kings 4–3 on the road to start reign 1,436 of the NHL belt, the 197th for the franchise.
Los Angeles Kings had held it since April 17, 1977, with 1 defense over 4 days.
Boston Bruins held it for 16 days and 4 defenses, then lost it to Montréal Canadiens on May 7, 1977.
1,436Reign number
197Team's reign
4Defenses
16Days held
Box score
Los Angeles Kings
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Murphy | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Marcel Dionne | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Williams | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Vic Venasky | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Butch Goring | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Gary Sargent | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bert Wilson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Frank St. Marseille | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gene Carr | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Schultz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Berry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Kozak | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ab DeMarco | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Brown | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Hutchison | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Murdoch | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Neil Komadoski | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Rogie Vachon | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 34 | 38 |
| Gary Simmons | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
Boston Bruins
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter McNab | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick Middleton | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne Cashman | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Stan Jonathan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Gregg Sheppard | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Terry O'Reilly | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Milbury | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean Ratelle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Schmautz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Forbes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| John Wensink | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Marcotte | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Matti Hagman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Brad Park | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Gary Doak | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Halward | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gilles Gilbert | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Gerry Cheevers | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 15 | 18 |
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