Belt game 3,894 · April 9, 1978
Minnesota North Stars take the belt
Minnesota North Stars beat Philadelphia Flyers 3–1 on the road to start reign 1,459 of the NHL belt, the 16th for the franchise.
Philadelphia Flyers had held it since April 1, 1978, with 3 defenses over 8 days.
Minnesota North Stars held it for 185 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Montréal Canadiens on October 11, 1978.
1,459Reign number
16Team's reign
0Defenses
185Days held
Box score
Philadelphia Flyers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mel Bridgman | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gary Dornhoefer | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Barry Dean | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Barber | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Hoyda | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Kelly | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Saleski | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Clarke | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Holmgren | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick MacLeish | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Reggie Leach | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Bladon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick Lapointe | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Andre Dupont | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Joe Watson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Jimmy Watson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Kevin McCarthy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bernie Parent | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Stephenson | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 23 | 26 |
Minnesota North Stars
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glen Sharpley | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Younghans | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Per-Olov Brasar | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Roberts | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Fred Barrett | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Kent-Erik Andersson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Zanussi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Harvey Bennett | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Jensen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Dean Talafous | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dean Magee | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tim Young | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Roland Eriksson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Butters | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jerry Engele | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Brad Maxwell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Boo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Pete Lopresti | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Harrison | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 37 | 38 |
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