Belt game 3,913 · November 16, 1978
Los Angeles Kings take the belt
Los Angeles Kings beat Montréal Canadiens 6–3 at home to start reign 1,464 of the NHL belt, the 23rd for the franchise.
Montréal Canadiens had held it since November 4, 1978, with 5 defenses over 12 days.
Los Angeles Kings held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Pittsburgh Penguins on November 18, 1978.
1,464Reign number
23Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Los Angeles Kings
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Syl Apps | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Rob Palmer | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bert Wilson | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Butch Goring | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Murphy | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Murray Wilson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Danny Grant | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Marcel Dionne | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Taylor | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Glenn Goldup | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Vic Venasky | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Jensen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mark Heaslip | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Randy Manery | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Murdoch | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Darryl Edestrand | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick Hampton | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mario Lessard | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Grahame | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 31 | 34 |
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guy Lafleur | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Jarvis | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Shutt | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Gainey | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Jacques Lemaire | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Mark Napier | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Pierre Mondou | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Yvon Lambert | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Yvan Cournoyer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Mario Tremblay | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Rejean Houle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Pat Hughes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian Engblom | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Guy Lapointe | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Serge Savard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Robinson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Gilles Lupien | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Michel Larocque | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 16 | 22 |
| Ken Dryden | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
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