Belt game 5,177 · April 25, 1991 · playoffs
Boston Bruins take the belt
Boston Bruins beat Montréal Canadiens 4–1 at home to start reign 1,966 of the NHL belt, the 229th for the franchise.
Montréal Canadiens had held it since April 23, 1991, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Boston Bruins held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Montréal Canadiens on April 27, 1991.
1,966Reign number
229Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Boston Bruins
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig Janney | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Cam Neely | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Vladimir Ruzicka | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jeff Lazaro | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Garry Galley | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ray Bourque | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Hodge | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Randy Burridge | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Peter Douris | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Petri Skriko | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Poulin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Christian | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Chris Nilan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Hoover | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Glen Wesley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Sweeney | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Wiemer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Hammond | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Rejean Lemelin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Andy Moog | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 18 | 19 |
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Skrudland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Mathieu Schneider | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Russ Courtnall | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Keane | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Andrew Cassels | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Denis Savard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sylvain Turgeon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Guy Carbonneau | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Shayne Corson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Mario Roberge | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Mcphee | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Brent Gilchrist | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Stephane Richer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Sylvain Lefebvre | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Alain Cote | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Lyle Odelein | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Eric Desjardins | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Donald Dufresne | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Patrick Roy | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 28 | 32 |
| Andre Racicot | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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