Belt game 3,823 · November 1, 1977
St. Louis Blues take the belt
St. Louis Blues beat Los Angeles Kings 7–2 at home to start reign 1,439 of the NHL belt, the 18th for the franchise.
Los Angeles Kings had held it since October 29, 1977, with 1 defense over 3 days.
St. Louis Blues held it for 4 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Buffalo Sabres on November 5, 1977.
1,439Reign number
18Team's reign
1Defenses
4Days held
Box score
St. Louis Blues
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garry Unger | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Patey | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Red Berenson | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Claude Larose | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob MacMillan | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| John Smrke | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick Bourbonnais | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian Sutter | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Fairbairn | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jack Brownschidle | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Rod Seiling | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Dick Redmond | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Len Frig | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bruce Affleck | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Hess | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jimmy Roberts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Eddie Johnston | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Staniowski | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 22 | 24 |
Los Angeles Kings
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Murphy | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Vic Venasky | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Schultz | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Butch Goring | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Murdoch | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bert Wilson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ernie Hicke | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Pete Stemkowski | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Gene Carr | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Marcel Dionne | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Williams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Glenn Goldup | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Kozak | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Randy Manery | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Brown | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gary Sargent | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Neil Komadoski | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Rogie Vachon | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 11 | 13 |
| Gary Simmons | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 20 | 25 |
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