Belt game 1,162 · December 5, 1943
Boston Bruins take the belt
Boston Bruins beat Montréal Canadiens 5–4 at home to start reign 470 of the NHL belt, the 65th for the franchise.
Montréal Canadiens had held it since November 13, 1943, with 9 defenses over 22 days.
Boston Bruins held it for 7 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to New York Rangers on December 12, 1943.
470Reign number
65Team's reign
2Defenses
7Days held
Box score
Boston Bruins
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herb Cain | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dit Clapper | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Cowley | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Norm Calladine | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Aldo Palazzari | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bep Guidolin | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Buzz Boll | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Art Jackson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jack Crawford | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Gallinger | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Busher Jackson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Flash Hollett | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bert Gardiner | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerry Heffernan | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Buddy O'Connor | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Fern Majeau | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Maurice Richard | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Elmer Lach | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike McMahon | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Leo Lamoureux | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ray Getliffe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Murph Chamberlain | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Fillion | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Butch Bouchard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Glen Harmon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Durnan | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: the NHL's own game center.