Belt game 1,295 · February 3, 1946
Chicago Black Hawks take the belt
Chicago Black Hawks beat Boston Bruins 3–1 at home to start reign 517 of the NHL belt, the 48th for the franchise.
Boston Bruins had held it since January 30, 1946, with 1 defense over 4 days.
Chicago Black Hawks held it for 6 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Montréal Canadiens on February 9, 1946.
517Reign number
48Team's reign
1Defenses
6Days held
Box score
Chicago Black Hawks
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clint Smith | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| George Allen | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| George Gee | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Mosienko | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Grosso | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Pete Horeck | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| John Mariucci | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Max Bentley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Red Hamill | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Alex Kaleta | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Eddie Wares | 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 | — | — | — | — |
Boston Bruins
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woody Dumart | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Milt Schmidt | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Bauer | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Herb Cain | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dit Clapper | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Terry Reardon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jack McGill | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Pat Egan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Murray Henderson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jack Church | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Frank Brimsek | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
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