Belt game 1,319 · November 3, 1946
Chicago Black Hawks take the belt
Chicago Black Hawks beat Boston Bruins 5–3 at home to start reign 525 of the NHL belt, the 49th for the franchise.
Boston Bruins had held it since October 26, 1946, with 2 defenses over 8 days.
Chicago Black Hawks held it for 4 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Montréal Canadiens on November 7, 1946.
525Reign number
49Team's reign
1Defenses
4Days held
Box score
Chicago Black Hawks
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Gee | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Mosienko | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Bentley | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Red Hamill | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Alex Kaleta | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Pete Horeck | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| John Mariucci | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Max Bentley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| George Johnston | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Hank Blade | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Eddie Wares | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Reg Hamilton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Leo Reise | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Harry Dick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Bibeault | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Boston Bruins
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Bauer | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Norm McAtee | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Smith | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Pat Egan | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Babe Pratt | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Terry Reardon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Joe Carveth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Cowley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bep Guidolin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Woody Dumart | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Milt Schmidt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Shill | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Grosso | 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 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: the NHL's own game center.