Belt game 3,972 · March 29, 1979
Philadelphia Flyers take the belt
Philadelphia Flyers beat Vancouver Canucks 5–0 at home to start reign 1,487 of the NHL belt, the 32nd for the franchise.
Vancouver Canucks had held it since March 25, 1979, with 1 defense over 4 days.
Philadelphia Flyers held it for 7 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to New York Islanders on April 5, 1979.
1,487Reign number
32Team's reign
2Defenses
7Days held
Box score
Philadelphia Flyers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Clarke | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Reggie Leach | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Jimmy Watson | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Barber | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Mel Bridgman | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Al Hill | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Dailey | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Behn Wilson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Kelly | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Holmgren | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick MacLeish | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Gorence | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Linseman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Dennis Ververgaert | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Blake Dunlop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick Lapointe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Andre Dupont | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne Stephenson | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Robbie Moore | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 22 | 22 |
Vancouver Canucks
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pit Martin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick Blight | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Lever | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Stan Smyl | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Chris Oddleifson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Brad Gassoff | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Sedlbauer | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Robert Tudor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Jere Gillis | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Thomas Gradin | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Curt Fraser | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Kozak | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Goodenough | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dennis Kearns | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Manno | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Harold Snepsts | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jack McIlhargey | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gary Bromley | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 37 | 42 |
| Dunc Wilson | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
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