Belt game 1,119 · January 19, 1943
Boston Bruins take the belt
Boston Bruins beat Montréal Canadiens 5–2 at home to start reign 457 of the NHL belt, the 61st for the franchise.
Montréal Canadiens had held it since January 17, 1943, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Boston Bruins held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Detroit Red Wings on January 21, 1943.
457Reign number
61Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Boston Bruins
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flash Hollett | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Herb Cain | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jackie Schmidt | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Cowley | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Gallinger | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Art Jackson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Murph Chamberlain | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jack Crawford | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Irwin Boyd | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bep Guidolin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Buzz Boll | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Busher Jackson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jack Shewchuk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Frank Brimsek | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toe Blake | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ray Getliffe | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gordie Drillon | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| John Mahaffy | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Glen Harmon | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Leo Lamoureux | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Joe Benoit | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Charlie Sands | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Buddy O'Connor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Elmer Lach | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dutch Hiller | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jack Portland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Butch Bouchard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Bibeault | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: the NHL's own game center.