Longest stretches without a play stoppage to start a game?

[Paxton Fettel]

The Caps and Jets played 7 mins 30 seconds before the first whistle. What's the longest stretch without a stoppage to start a game?

 

[vippe]

I remember a Leafs game some 5-6 years back where they started with 13-14 minutes or something like that. Dont know if that is the record though

 

[Caps2Fan]

http://hfboards.mandatory.com/showthread.php?t=922018

 

[Joe Grumpa Jones]

I cant find any record of it but I remember watching a game between the Boston Bruins vs the Atlanta Thrashers in the early 2000's where they played almost the entire first period without a stop in play. If anyone can help confirm this it would be greatly appreciated.

 

[Super Cake]

Holy necro bump. Lol

 

[mattihp]

I cant find any record of it but I remember watching a game between the Boston Bruins vs the Atlanta Thrashers in the early 2000's where they played almost the entire first period without a stop in play. If anyone can help confirm this it would be greatly appreciated.

I remember this being on the thrasher's list of moments to be remembered!

Youtube didn't exist and google video wasn't all that great so I went back to that list all the time to see Nurminen's donkey save.

 

[Rogue Leader]

Holy necro bump. Lol

I guess you can’t bury what is dead?!? Or something like that.

 

[Straight Fire]

This should be Halloween not today

 

[sonic92]

I want to say there was a Flames-Oilers game from around 2008 where the first whistle didn't happen until the 10 minute mark of the period.