Belt game 1,316 · October 26, 1946
Boston Bruins take the belt
Boston Bruins beat New York Rangers 3–1 at home to start reign 524 of the NHL belt, the 75th for the franchise.
New York Rangers had held it since October 23, 1946, with 0 defenses over 3 days.
Boston Bruins held it for 8 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Chicago Blackhawks on November 3, 1946.
524Reign number
75Team's reign
2Defenses
8Days held
Box score
Boston Bruins
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Reardon | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Joe Carveth | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bep Guidolin | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Woody Dumart | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Milt Schmidt | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Bauer | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Grosso | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Smith | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Cowley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Gallinger | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Pat Egan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jack Crawford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Murray Henderson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Babe Pratt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Frank Brimsek | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
New York Rangers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ab DeMarco | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Cal Gardner | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean-Paul Lamirande | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Rene Trudell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mac Colville | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Neil Colville | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Watson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Grant Warwick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Alf Pike | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Edgar Laprade | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bryan Hextall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tony Leswick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Hal Laycoe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Joe Cooper | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Moe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Chuck Rayner | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: the NHL's own game center.