Belt game 1,328 · November 27, 1946
Boston Bruins take the belt
Boston Bruins beat New York Rangers 5–2 at home to start reign 531 of the NHL belt, the 77th for the franchise.
New York Rangers had held it since November 23, 1946, with 1 defense over 4 days.
Boston Bruins held it for 10 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Toronto Maple Leafs on December 7, 1946.
531Reign number
77Team's reign
2Defenses
10Days held
Box score
Boston Bruins
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Cowley | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Woody Dumart | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Milt Schmidt | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Bauer | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Terry Reardon | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Smith | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Murray Henderson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dit Clapper | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Joe Carveth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Gallinger | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bep Guidolin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Shill | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Grosso | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Pat Egan | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alf Pike | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ab DeMarco | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Church Russell | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Cal Gardner | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Joe Cooper | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Rene Trudell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Neil Colville | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Grant Warwick | 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 | — | — |
| Joe Bell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Hal Laycoe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Juzda | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Moe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Chuck Rayner | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: the NHL's own game center.