Belt game 1,197 · March 12, 1944
Boston Bruins take the belt
Boston Bruins beat Montréal Canadiens 6–5 at home to start reign 483 of the NHL belt, the 68th for the franchise.
Montréal Canadiens had held it since February 17, 1944, with 9 defenses over 24 days.
Boston Bruins held it for 4 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Detroit Red Wings on March 16, 1944.
483Reign number
68Team's reign
1Defenses
4Days held
Box score
Boston Bruins
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buzz Boll | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Art Jackson | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Pat Egan | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Herb Cain | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Norm Calladine | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Cowley | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dit Clapper | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bep Guidolin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Alan Rittinger | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Busher Jackson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Russ Kopak | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jack Crawford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bert Gardiner | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leo Lamoureux | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Buddy O'Connor | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Elmer Lach | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Toe Blake | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Maurice Richard | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ray Getliffe | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Watson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Fern Majeau | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gerry Heffernan | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Fillion | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike McMahon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Butch Bouchard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Durnan | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: the NHL's own game center.