Belt game 5,179 · April 29, 1991 · playoffs
Boston Bruins take the belt
Boston Bruins beat Montréal Canadiens 2–1 at home to start reign 1,968 of the NHL belt, the 230th for the franchise.
Montréal Canadiens had held it since April 27, 1991, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Boston Bruins held it for 6 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Pittsburgh Penguins on May 5, 1991.
1,968Reign number
230Team's reign
2Defenses
6Days held
Box score
Boston Bruins
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cam Neely | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Christian | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Glen Wesley | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Garry Galley | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ray Bourque | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Hodge | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Randy Burridge | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jeff Lazaro | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Petri Skriko | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Poulin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Sweeney | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Craig Janney | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Chris Nilan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Vladimir Ruzicka | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Hoover | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Sweeney | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Wiemer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Hammond | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Rejean Lemelin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Andy Moog | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 35 | 36 |
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephan Lebeau | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Russ Courtnall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Ryan Walter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Keane | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Denis Savard | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Guy Carbonneau | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Shayne Corson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Mario Roberge | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Mcphee | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian Skrudland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Brent Gilchrist | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Stephane Richer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Alain Cote | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Mathieu Schneider | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Lyle Odelein | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Eric Desjardins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Donald Dufresne | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| J.J. Daigneault | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Patrick Roy | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 31 | 33 |
| Andre Racicot | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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