Belt game 1,284 · January 1, 1946
Boston Bruins take the belt
Boston Bruins beat Detroit Red Wings 4–0 at home to start reign 511 of the NHL belt, the 71st for the franchise.
Detroit Red Wings had held it since December 25, 1945, with 2 defenses over 7 days.
Boston Bruins held it for 4 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Montréal Canadiens on January 5, 1946.
511Reign number
71Team's reign
0Defenses
4Days held
Box score
Boston Bruins
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woody Dumart | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Murray Henderson | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Cowley | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Milt Schmidt | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Bauer | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jack Crawford | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Herb Cain | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Terry Reardon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Shill | 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 | — | — |
| Jack McGill | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Pat Egan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jack Church | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Bibeault | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Detroit Red Wings
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Murray Armstrong | 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 | — | — |
| Fern Gauthier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Adam Brown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Joe Carveth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ted Lindsay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Eddie Bruneteau | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Harry Watson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gerry Couture | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jack Stewart | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Harold Jackson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Flash Hollett | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Quackenbush | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Harry Lumley | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: the NHL's own game center.