Belt game 6,884 · March 12, 2009
Boston Bruins take the belt
Boston Bruins beat Ottawa Senators 5–3 at home to start reign 2,719 of the NHL belt, the 256th for the franchise.
Ottawa Senators had held it since March 7, 2009, with 2 defenses over 5 days.
Boston Bruins held it for 3 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Pittsburgh Penguins on March 15, 2009.
2,719Reign number
256Team's reign
1Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Boston Bruins
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P.J. Axelsson | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Kessel | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Marc Savard | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Chuck Kobasew | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | — | — |
| Patrice Bergeron | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| David Krejci | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Michael Ryder | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | — | — |
| Zdeno Chara | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Aaron Ward | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — |
| Mark Stuart | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| Milan Lucic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| Shawn Thornton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — |
| Blake Wheeler | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mark Recchi | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| Byron Bitz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| Dennis Wideman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Andrew Ference | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| Steve Montador | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Tim Thomas | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 25 | 28 |
| Manny Fernandez | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Ottawa Senators
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Alfredsson | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dany Heatley | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | — |
| Jason Spezza | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Ryan Shannon | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| Christoph Schubert | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Fisher | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | — |
| Jesse Winchester | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Chris Kelly | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Chris Neil | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| Peter Regin | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Nick Foligno | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Jarkko Ruutu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| Mike Comrie | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | — |
| Chris Phillips | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| Brendan Bell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Chris Campoli | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Anton Volchenkov | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Brian Lee | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian Elliott | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alex Auld | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 17 | 21 |
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