Belt game 6,131 · December 16, 2000
Boston Bruins take the belt
Boston Bruins beat Carolina Hurricanes 4–1 at home to start reign 2,379 of the NHL belt, the 246th for the franchise.
Carolina Hurricanes had held it since December 15, 2000, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Boston Bruins held it for 7 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Detroit Red Wings on December 23, 2000.
2,379Reign number
246Team's reign
2Defenses
7Days held
Box score
Boston Bruins
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sergei Samsonov | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | — | — |
| Joe Thornton | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 3 | — | — |
| P.J. Axelsson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Brian Rolston | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Shawn Bates | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | — | — |
| Andrei Kovalenko | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | — |
| Darren Van Impe | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Jonathan Girard | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Bill Guerin | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | — |
| Mikko Eloranta | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Knuble | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Dixon Ward | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Jason Allison | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | — | — |
| Andrei Nazarov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| Peter Popovic | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — |
| Hal Gill | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | — |
| Patrick Traverse | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jarno Kultanen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | — | — |
| Byron Dafoe | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 17 | 18 |
| Peter Skudra | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
Carolina Hurricanes
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Francis | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jeff O'Neill | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Kevin Hatcher | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bates Battaglia | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| Tommy Vestlund | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Rod Brind'Amour | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Rob DiMaio | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Darren Langdon | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Martin Gelinas | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Sami Kapanen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | — |
| Shane Willis | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| Craig Adams | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Josef Vasicek | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Glen Wesley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Sandis Ozolinsh | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Steven Halko | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Dave Karpa | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| David Tanabe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Arturs Irbe | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 30 | 34 |
| Tyler Moss | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
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