Belt game 3,876 · March 4, 1978
Boston Bruins take the belt
Boston Bruins beat Buffalo Sabres 7–3 at home to start reign 1,453 of the NHL belt, the 198th for the franchise.
Buffalo Sabres had held it since March 1, 1978, with 1 defense over 3 days.
Boston Bruins held it for 7 days and 3 defenses, then lost it to Philadelphia Flyers on March 11, 1978.
1,453Reign number
198Team's reign
3Defenses
7Days held
Box score
Boston Bruins
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter McNab | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne Cashman | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick Middleton | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Stan Jonathan | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Gregg Sheppard | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Marcotte | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean Ratelle | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Miller | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| John Wensink | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Terry O'Reilly | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick Smith | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Milbury | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Johnny Bucyk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Clayton Pachal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Al Sims | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Brad Park | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Gary Doak | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Gilles Gilbert | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Grahame | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 19 | 22 |
Buffalo Sabres
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ric Seiling | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Andre Savard | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Gary McAdam | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Danny Gare | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Luce | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Lorentz | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Craig Ramsay | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gilbert Perreault | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Rene Robert | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Fred Stanfield | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Derek Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Schock | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jerry Korab | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Lee Fogolin | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Schoenfeld | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Jocelyn Guevremont | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Hajt | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Edwards | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 24 | 30 |
| Bob Sauve | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 3 | 4 |
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