Belt game 3,821 · October 29, 1977
Los Angeles Kings take the belt
Los Angeles Kings beat Montréal Canadiens 5–3 on the road to start reign 1,438 of the NHL belt, the 21st for the franchise.
Montréal Canadiens had held it since May 7, 1977, with 11 defenses over 175 days.
Los Angeles Kings held it for 3 days and 1 defense, then lost it to St. Louis Blues on November 1, 1977.
1,438Reign number
21Team's reign
1Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guy Lafleur | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Jacques Lemaire | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Shutt | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Risebrough | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Yvon Lambert | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Yvan Cournoyer | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Mario Tremblay | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Rejean Houle | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Peter Mahovlich | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Jarvis | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Gainey | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Nyrop | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Guy Lapointe | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Serge Savard | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Robinson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Pierre Bouchard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick Chartraw | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Michel Larocque | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Dryden | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 22 | 26 |
Los Angeles Kings
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcel Dionne | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Ernie Hicke | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Glenn Goldup | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Bert Wilson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Vic Venasky | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Gene Carr | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Randy Manery | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gary Sargent | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Murphy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Pete Stemkowski | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Schultz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Williams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Butch Goring | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Kozak | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Brown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Murdoch | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Neil Komadoski | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Gary Simmons | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 29 | 32 |
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