Belt game 4,121 · December 9, 1980
St. Louis Blues take the belt
St. Louis Blues beat Minnesota North Stars 4–1 at home to start reign 1,539 of the NHL belt, the 23rd for the franchise.
Minnesota North Stars had held it since December 1, 1980, with 3 defenses over 8 days.
St. Louis Blues held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Chicago Blackhawks on December 11, 1980.
1,539Reign number
23Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
St. Louis Blues
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Currie | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bernie Federko | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian Sutter | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Gerry Hart | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Joe Micheletti | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Patey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Perry Turnbull | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne Babych | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Blake Dunlop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Zuke | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Hartland Monahan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Crombeen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ralph Klassen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jack Brownschidle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ed Kea | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick Lapointe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Stewart | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Liut | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 23 | 24 |
| Ed Staniowski | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
Minnesota North Stars
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Young | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Al MacAdam | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Craig Hartsburg | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Glen Sharpley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Kent-Erik Andersson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Zanussi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom McCarthy | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Fidler | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Polich | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Payne | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Christoff | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Younghans | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Curt Giles | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Fred Barrett | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Shmyr | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Greg Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gilles Meloche | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Don Beaupre | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 35 | 39 |
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