Belt game 3,942 · January 20, 1979
St. Louis Blues take the belt
St. Louis Blues beat New York Rangers 3–2 at home to start reign 1,476 of the NHL belt, the 20th for the franchise.
New York Rangers had held it since January 17, 1979, with 0 defenses over 3 days.
St. Louis Blues held it for 3 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Montréal Canadiens on January 23, 1979.
1,476Reign number
20Team's reign
0Defenses
3Days held
Box score
St. Louis Blues
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Sutter | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bernie Federko | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Patey | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Crombeen | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jack Brownschidle | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Barry Gibbs | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Garry Unger | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tony Currie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Harvey Bennett | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Curt Bennett | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Zuke | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Murdoch | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| John Smrke | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Stewart | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Giroux | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Neil Labatte | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Neil Komadoski | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Myre | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Staniowski | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 29 | 31 |
New York Rangers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Esposito | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Carol Vadnais | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Murdoch | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Vickers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Duguay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ulf Nilsson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Anders Hedberg | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Pat Hickey | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Eddie Johnstone | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Dean Talafous | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Lucien DeBlois | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Pierre Plante | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Greschner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Mario Marois | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Maloney | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike McEwen | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| John Davidson | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 19 | 22 |
| Doug Soetaert | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
Box scores: the NHL's own game center.