Belt game 1,135 · March 2, 1943
Boston Bruins take the belt
Boston Bruins beat Detroit Red Wings 3–1 at home to start reign 465 of the NHL belt, the 63rd for the franchise.
Detroit Red Wings had held it since February 27, 1943, with 1 defense over 3 days.
Boston Bruins held it for 25 days and 6 defenses, then lost it to Montréal Canadiens on March 27, 1943.
465Reign number
63Team's reign
6Defenses
25Days held
Box score
Boston Bruins
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Cowley | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dit Clapper | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Herb Cain | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jackie Schmidt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Irwin Boyd | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Gallinger | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bep Guidolin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Art Jackson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Busher Jackson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Murph Chamberlain | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Flash Hollett | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jack Crawford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jack Shewchuk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Frank Brimsek | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Detroit Red Wings
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sid Abel | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Joe Fisher | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Cully Simon | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Alex Motter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Carl Liscombe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Syd Howe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mud Bruneteau | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Grosso | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Joe Carveth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Harry Watson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Les Douglas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jack Stewart | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jimmy Orlando | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Johnny Mowers | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: the NHL's own game center.