Belt game 4,639 · January 27, 1986
Boston Bruins take the belt
Boston Bruins beat Hartford Whalers 6–3 at home to start reign 1,734 of the NHL belt, the 214th for the franchise.
Hartford Whalers had held it since January 20, 1986, with 2 defenses over 7 days.
Boston Bruins held it for 5 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Montréal Canadiens on February 1, 1986.
1,734Reign number
214Team's reign
1Defenses
5Days held
Box score
Boston Bruins
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gord Kluzak | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Barry Pederson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Kasper | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Randy Burridge | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Linseman | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick Middleton | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Nevin Markwart | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Keith Crowder | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Geoff Courtnall | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ray Bourque | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Michael Thelven | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Mats Thelin | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Charlie Simmer | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Jay Miller | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Pasin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Kraig Nienhuis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| John Blum | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian Curran | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Pat Riggin | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 20 | 23 |
| Doug Keans | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
Hartford Whalers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sylvain Turgeon | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ray Ferraro | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Tippett | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne Babych | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Jarvis | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Tim Bothwell | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Babych | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Stew Gavin | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Dean Evason | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Hoffman | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Macdermid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Crawford | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Lawless | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Torrie Robertson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 18 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Joel Quenneville | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dana Murzyn | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ulf Samuelsson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Risto Siltanen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Liut | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 26 | 32 |
| Steve Weeks | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
Box scores: the NHL's own game center.