Belt game 3,970 · March 25, 1979
Vancouver Canucks take the belt
Vancouver Canucks beat Minnesota North Stars 2–1 at home to start reign 1,486 of the NHL belt, the 8th for the franchise.
Minnesota North Stars had held it since March 21, 1979, with 1 defense over 4 days.
Vancouver Canucks held it for 4 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Philadelphia Flyers on March 29, 1979.
1,486Reign number
8Team's reign
1Defenses
4Days held
Box score
Vancouver Canucks
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pit Martin | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Lever | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Goodenough | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Harold Snepsts | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick Blight | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Stan Smyl | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Chris Oddleifson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Brad Gassoff | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Sedlbauer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Robert Tudor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jere Gillis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Thomas Gradin | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Curt Fraser | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Kozak | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dennis Kearns | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Manno | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jack McIlhargey | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Gary Bromley | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 20 | 21 |
| Dunc Wilson | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
Minnesota North Stars
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Smith | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Payne | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Fred Barrett | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Glen Sharpley | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Kent-Erik Andersson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Zanussi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Fidler | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Per-Olov Brasar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Polich | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tim Young | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Kris Manery | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Al MacAdam | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Younghans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean Potvin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Brad Maxwell | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Gary Sargent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Greg Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Pete Lopresti | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Gilles Meloche | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 12 | 14 |
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