Belt game 1,290 · January 23, 1946
Boston Bruins take the belt
Boston Bruins beat Toronto Maple Leafs 7–1 at home to start reign 514 of the NHL belt, the 72nd for the franchise.
Toronto Maple Leafs had held it since January 10, 1946, with 3 defenses over 13 days.
Boston Bruins held it for 4 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Chicago Blackhawks on January 27, 1946.
514Reign number
72Team's reign
1Defenses
4Days held
Box score
Boston Bruins
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Gallinger | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Herb Cain | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Shill | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bep Guidolin | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Bauer | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jack Church | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Smith | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jack McGill | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Terry Reardon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Woody Dumart | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Milt Schmidt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Pat Egan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jack Crawford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Murray Henderson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Frank Brimsek | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Toronto Maple Leafs
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Taylor | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Wally Stanowski | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Davidson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mel Hill | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Lorne Carr | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Sweeney Schriner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gaye Stewart | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gus Bodnar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jack Hamilton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Babe Pratt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Moe Morris | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Goldham | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Baldwin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Frank McCool | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
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