Belt game 1,114 · January 9, 1943
Montréal Canadiens take the belt
Montréal Canadiens beat Boston Bruins 7–2 at home to start reign 454 of the NHL belt, the 65th for the franchise.
Boston Bruins had held it since January 3, 1943, with 0 defenses over 6 days.
Montréal Canadiens held it for 7 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Toronto Maple Leafs on January 16, 1943.
454Reign number
65Team's reign
2Defenses
7Days held
Box score
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Benoit | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Toe Blake | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Leo Lamoureux | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Buddy O'Connor | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gordie Drillon | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Elmer Lach | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jack Portland | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Charlie Sands | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ray Getliffe | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| John Mahaffy | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dutch Hiller | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Glen Harmon | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Butch Bouchard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Bibeault | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Boston Bruins
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Cowley | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Buzz Boll | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Art Jackson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Flash Hollett | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Herb Cain | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dit Clapper | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jackie Schmidt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Gallinger | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bep Guidolin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Busher Jackson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Murph Chamberlain | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jack Crawford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jack Shewchuk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Frank Brimsek | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: the NHL's own game center.