Belt game 4,343 · February 3, 1983
Boston Bruins take the belt
Boston Bruins beat Quebec Nordiques 5–3 at home to start reign 1,618 of the NHL belt, the 202nd for the franchise.
Quebec Nordiques had held it since February 1, 1983, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Boston Bruins held it for 13 days and 4 defenses, then lost it to Buffalo Sabres on February 16, 1983.
1,618Reign number
202Team's reign
4Defenses
13Days held
Box score
Boston Bruins
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Middleton | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Peter McNab | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Barry Pederson | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Krushelnyski | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ray Bourque | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Keith Crowder | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Gord Kluzak | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Marty Howe | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne Cashman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Craig MacTavish | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Brad Palmer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Fergus | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Luc Dufour | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bruce Crowder | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike O'connell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Brad Park | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Randy Hillier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Milbury | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Pete Peeters | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 23 | 26 |
| Marco Baron | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
Quebec Nordiques
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louis Sleigher | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Alain Cote | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Real Cloutier | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Pierre Aubry | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Wally Weir | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Marc Tardif | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Michel Goulet | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Tim Tookey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Marian Stastny | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Anton Stastny | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Peter Stastny | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Wilf Paiement | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dale Hunter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Normand Rochefort | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick Lapointe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Randy Moller | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Blake Wesley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Pichette | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| John Garrett | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Bouchard | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 24 | 29 |
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