Belt game 1,169 · December 28, 1943
Boston Bruins take the belt
Boston Bruins beat Detroit Red Wings 5–2 at home to start reign 473 of the NHL belt, the 66th for the franchise.
Detroit Red Wings had held it since December 23, 1943, with 1 defense over 5 days.
Boston Bruins held it for 4 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Toronto Maple Leafs on January 1, 1944.
473Reign number
66Team's reign
0Defenses
4Days held
Box score
Boston Bruins
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Cowley | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dit Clapper | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Gallinger | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Buzz Boll | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Herb Cain | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Norm Calladine | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bep Guidolin | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Aldo Palazzari | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Art Jackson | 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 | — | — |
| Jack Crawford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bert Gardiner | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Detroit Red Wings
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carl Liscombe | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Grosso | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Syd Howe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mud Bruneteau | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Adam Brown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Joe Carveth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Jennings | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Nakina Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Cully Simon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Harold Jackson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Pat Egan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Quackenbush | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Franks | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: the NHL's own game center.