Belt game 1,293 · January 30, 1946
Boston Bruins take the belt
Boston Bruins beat Chicago Black Hawks 4–3 at home to start reign 516 of the NHL belt, the 73rd for the franchise.
Chicago Black Hawks had held it since January 27, 1946, with 0 defenses over 3 days.
Boston Bruins held it for 4 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Chicago Blackhawks on February 3, 1946.
516Reign number
73Team's reign
1Defenses
4Days held
Box score
Boston Bruins
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Gallinger | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dit Clapper | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Terry Reardon | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Shill | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bep Guidolin | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Milt Schmidt | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Smith | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jack McGill | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Murray Henderson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Herb Cain | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Woody Dumart | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Bauer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Pat Egan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jack Church | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Frank Brimsek | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Chicago Black Hawks
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clint Smith | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Max Bentley | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Mosienko | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Eddie Wares | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Pete Horeck | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| George Gee | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Grosso | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Red Hamill | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Alex Kaleta | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| John Mariucci | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Reg Hamilton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Joe Cooper | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Leo Reise | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Karakas | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
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