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The 1971–72 season

90 belt games · 23 title changes

Montréal Canadiens carried the belt into the 1971–72 season. It changed hands 23 times among 9 franchises, 6 of those in the playoffs, and Boston Bruins finished the season with it. Most defenses: Boston Bruins, 19.

Who held it, in order

CanadiensRangersStarsSabresBlackhawksBruinsBluesBruinsSabresRed WingsStarsBruinsKingsBluesCanadiensRed WingsBluesBlackhawksRangersBruinsRangersBruinsRangersBruins

Every belt game

Belt gameDateResult
3,282Oct 9, 1971Montréal Canadiens and New York Rangers tied 4–4Tie · defense
3,283Oct 14, 1971Montréal Canadiens and Minnesota North Stars tied 1–1Tie · defense
3,284Oct 16, 1971Montréal Canadiens beat Buffalo Sabres 9–3Defense
3,285Oct 17, 1971New York Rangers beat Montréal Canadiens 8–4Title change
3,286Oct 20, 1971New York Rangers beat Chicago Blackhawks 3–1Defense
3,287Oct 23, 1971New York Rangers beat St. Louis Blues 4–3Defense
3,288Oct 24, 1971New York Rangers and Pittsburgh Penguins tied 1–1Tie · defense
3,289Oct 27, 1971New York Rangers beat Detroit Red Wings 7–4Defense
3,290Oct 30, 1971New York Rangers and Pittsburgh Penguins tied 1–1Tie · defense
3,291Oct 31, 1971New York Rangers and Toronto Maple Leafs tied 3–3Tie · defense
3,292Nov 3, 1971New York Rangers beat Los Angeles Kings 7–1Defense
3,293Nov 5, 1971New York Rangers beat California Golden Seals 8–1Defense
3,294Nov 6, 1971New York Rangers beat Vancouver Canucks 3–1Defense
3,295Nov 10, 1971New York Rangers beat Los Angeles Kings 7–1Defense
3,296Nov 13, 1971New York Rangers beat Buffalo Sabres 5–2Defense
3,297Nov 14, 1971New York Rangers beat Vancouver Canucks 6–1Defense
3,298Nov 20, 1971Minnesota North Stars beat New York Rangers 4–1Title change
3,299Nov 21, 1971Minnesota North Stars and Philadelphia Flyers tied 1–1Tie · defense
3,300Nov 23, 1971Minnesota North Stars beat Vancouver Canucks 2–1Defense
3,301Nov 26, 1971Minnesota North Stars beat California Golden Seals 2–1Defense
3,302Nov 27, 1971Minnesota North Stars beat Los Angeles Kings 3–1Defense
3,303Dec 1, 1971Minnesota North Stars beat California Golden Seals 4–1Defense
3,304Dec 4, 1971Minnesota North Stars beat Philadelphia Flyers 3–1Defense
3,305Dec 5, 1971Buffalo Sabres beat Minnesota North Stars 3–1Title change
3,306Dec 9, 1971Chicago Blackhawks beat Buffalo Sabres 3–1Title change
3,307Dec 11, 1971Chicago Blackhawks beat Toronto Maple Leafs 3–1Defense
3,308Dec 12, 1971Chicago Blackhawks beat Minnesota North Stars 5–3Defense
3,309Dec 15, 1971Chicago Blackhawks beat Buffalo Sabres 2–1Defense
3,310Dec 18, 1971Chicago Blackhawks beat Minnesota North Stars 4–1Defense
3,311Dec 19, 1971Chicago Blackhawks beat St. Louis Blues 2–0Defense
3,312Dec 22, 1971Chicago Blackhawks beat California Golden Seals 4–1Defense
3,313Dec 26, 1971Chicago Blackhawks beat Los Angeles Kings 6–3Defense
3,314Dec 29, 1971Boston Bruins beat Chicago Blackhawks 5–1Title change
3,315Dec 30, 1971Boston Bruins and Minnesota North Stars tied 2–2Tie · defense
3,316Jan 2, 1972Boston Bruins beat New York Rangers 4–1Defense
3,317Jan 5, 1972Boston Bruins beat Toronto Maple Leafs 2–0Defense
3,318Jan 6, 1972Boston Bruins beat Buffalo Sabres 5–2Defense
3,319Jan 8, 1972St. Louis Blues beat Boston Bruins 5–3Title change
3,320Jan 11, 1972St. Louis Blues beat Montréal Canadiens 7–3Defense
3,321Jan 15, 1972St. Louis Blues beat Minnesota North Stars 7–2Defense
3,322Jan 16, 1972St. Louis Blues beat Toronto Maple Leafs 4–3Defense
3,323Jan 18, 1972Boston Bruins beat St. Louis Blues 2–0Title change
3,324Jan 22, 1972Boston Bruins beat Montréal Canadiens 8–5Defense
3,325Jan 23, 1972Boston Bruins and Buffalo Sabres tied 3–3Tie · defense
3,326Jan 27, 1972Boston Bruins beat Philadelphia Flyers 4–2Defense
3,327Jan 29, 1972Boston Bruins beat Philadelphia Flyers 4–2Defense
3,328Jan 30, 1972Boston Bruins beat St. Louis Blues 5–2Defense
3,329Feb 2, 1972Boston Bruins beat New York Rangers 2–0Defense
3,330Feb 3, 1972Boston Bruins beat Minnesota North Stars 6–1Defense
3,331Feb 5, 1972Boston Bruins beat Detroit Red Wings 3–2Defense
3,332Feb 6, 1972Buffalo Sabres beat Boston Bruins 8–2Title change
3,333Feb 10, 1972Detroit Red Wings beat Buffalo Sabres 4–2Title change
3,334Feb 12, 1972Detroit Red Wings and Chicago Blackhawks tied 3–3Tie · defense
3,335Feb 16, 1972Minnesota North Stars beat Detroit Red Wings 4–2Title change
3,336Feb 19, 1972Boston Bruins beat Minnesota North Stars 6–4Title change
3,337Feb 20, 1972Boston Bruins beat Chicago Blackhawks 3–1Defense
3,338Feb 22, 1972Boston Bruins beat Vancouver Canucks 4–3Defense
3,339Feb 23, 1972Boston Bruins beat California Golden Seals 8–6Defense
3,340Feb 26, 1972Boston Bruins beat Los Angeles Kings 5–4Defense
3,341Mar 2, 1972Boston Bruins beat Vancouver Canucks 7–3Defense
3,342Mar 4, 1972Boston Bruins beat Detroit Red Wings 5–4Defense
3,343Mar 5, 1972Los Angeles Kings beat Boston Bruins 2–0Title change
3,344Mar 7, 1972St. Louis Blues beat Los Angeles Kings 4–2Title change
3,345Mar 9, 1972Montréal Canadiens beat St. Louis Blues 5–1Title change
3,346Mar 11, 1972Montréal Canadiens and Chicago Blackhawks tied 1–1Tie · defense
3,347Mar 13, 1972Montréal Canadiens beat Philadelphia Flyers 2–1Defense
3,348Mar 15, 1972Montréal Canadiens beat Toronto Maple Leafs 5–2Defense
3,349Mar 18, 1972Montréal Canadiens beat Minnesota North Stars 4–3Defense
3,350Mar 19, 1972Detroit Red Wings beat Montréal Canadiens 7–6Title change
3,351Mar 21, 1972Detroit Red Wings beat Vancouver Canucks 7–5Defense
3,352Mar 22, 1972Detroit Red Wings beat Los Angeles Kings 6–3Defense
3,353Mar 25, 1972St. Louis Blues beat Detroit Red Wings 5–3Title change
3,354Mar 26, 1972Chicago Blackhawks beat St. Louis Blues 4–0Title change
3,355Mar 29, 1972Chicago Blackhawks and Montréal Canadiens tied 5–5Tie · defense
3,356Apr 1, 1972Chicago Blackhawks beat St. Louis Blues 2–0Defense
3,357Apr 2, 1972Chicago Blackhawks beat Detroit Red Wings 6–1Defense
3,358Apr 5, 1972Chicago Blackhawks beat Pittsburgh Penguins 3–1 PlayoffsDefense
3,359Apr 6, 1972Chicago Blackhawks beat Pittsburgh Penguins 3–2 PlayoffsDefense
3,360Apr 8, 1972Chicago Blackhawks beat Pittsburgh Penguins 2–0 PlayoffsDefense
3,361Apr 9, 1972Chicago Blackhawks beat Pittsburgh Penguins 6–5 (OT) PlayoffsDefense
3,362Apr 16, 1972New York Rangers beat Chicago Blackhawks 3–2 PlayoffsTitle change
3,363Apr 18, 1972New York Rangers beat Chicago Blackhawks 5–3 PlayoffsDefense
3,364Apr 20, 1972New York Rangers beat Chicago Blackhawks 3–2 PlayoffsDefense
3,365Apr 23, 1972New York Rangers beat Chicago Blackhawks 6–2 PlayoffsDefense
3,366Apr 30, 1972Boston Bruins beat New York Rangers 6–5 PlayoffsTitle change
3,367May 2, 1972Boston Bruins beat New York Rangers 2–1 PlayoffsDefense
3,368May 4, 1972New York Rangers beat Boston Bruins 5–2 PlayoffsTitle change
3,369May 7, 1972Boston Bruins beat New York Rangers 3–2 PlayoffsTitle change
3,370May 9, 1972New York Rangers beat Boston Bruins 3–2 PlayoffsTitle change
3,371May 11, 1972Boston Bruins beat New York Rangers 3–0 PlayoffsTitle change

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