Belt game 4,210 · November 19, 1981
Boston Bruins take the belt
Boston Bruins beat Hartford Whalers 6–1 at home to start reign 1,568 of the NHL belt, the 201st for the franchise.
Hartford Whalers had held it since November 18, 1981, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Boston Bruins held it for 3 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Colorado Avalanche on November 22, 1981.
1,568Reign number
201Team's reign
1Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Boston Bruins
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Cashman | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Peter McNab | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Barry Pederson | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick Middleton | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Keith Crowder | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Stan Jonathan | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Terry O'Reilly | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Fergus | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike O'connell | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Gillis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Marcotte | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bruce Crowder | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dick Redmond | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Brad Park | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Milbury | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Brad McCrimmon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Melnyk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Rogie Vachon | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Marco Baron | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 20 | 21 |
Hartford Whalers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Meagher | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Warren Miller | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Chris Kotsopoulos | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Francis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick MacLeish | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Garry Howatt | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Keon | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| George Lyle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Gillen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Blaine Stoughton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Sulliman | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Nachbaur | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Shmyr | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mark Howe | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Blake Wesley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Norm Barnes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jack McIlhargey | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Greg Millen | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| John Garrett | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 23 | 29 |
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