Belt game 5,833 · January 3, 1998
Boston Bruins take the belt
Boston Bruins beat San Jose Sharks 3–0 at home to start reign 2,230 of the NHL belt, the 243rd for the franchise.
San Jose Sharks had held it since January 2, 1998, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Boston Bruins held it for 18 days and 4 defenses, then lost it to Montréal Canadiens on January 21, 1998.
2,230Reign number
243Team's reign
4Defenses
18Days held
Box score
Boston Bruins
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P.J. Axelsson | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | — | — |
| Dmitri Khristich | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Sergei Samsonov | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| Rob DiMaio | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | — | — |
| Tim Taylor | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Anson Carter | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | — | — |
| Don Sweeney | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | — | — |
| Cameron Mann | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Ted Donato | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Baumgartner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| Steve Heinze | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | — |
| Jason Allison | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Sullivan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| Kyle McLaren | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | — | — |
| Darren Van Impe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | — |
| Hal Gill | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | — |
| Dave Ellett | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Ray Bourque | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | — | — |
| Byron Dafoe | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 23 | 23 |
| Robbie Tallas | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
San Jose Sharks
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jarrod Skalde | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Owen Nolan | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Patrick Marleau | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| John MacLean | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | — | — |
| Mike Ricci | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| Marco Sturm | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | — | — |
| Tony Granato | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | — | — |
| Murray Craven | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | — | — |
| Dave Lowry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| Alexander Korolyuk | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| Stephane Matteau | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Jeff Friesen | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Bill Houlder | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — |
| Marcus Ragnarsson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — |
| Andrei Zyuzin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | — |
| Todd Gill | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | — | — |
| Marty McSorley | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — |
| Mike Rathje | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| Mike Vernon | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kelly Hrudey | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 33 | 35 |
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