Belt game 1,448 · April 1, 1948 · playoffs
Boston Bruins take the belt
Boston Bruins beat Toronto Maple Leafs 3–2 at home to start reign 583 of the NHL belt, the 85th for the franchise.
Toronto Maple Leafs had held it since March 24, 1948, with 2 defenses over 8 days.
Boston Bruins held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Toronto Maple Leafs on April 3, 1948.
583Reign number
85Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Boston Bruins
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Smith | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Ronty | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Johnny Peirson | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ed Sandford | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Grant Warwick | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jimmy Peters | 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 | — | — |
| Ed Harrison | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Pentti Lund | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Pete Babando | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Pat Egan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jack Crawford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Fern Flaman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Clare Martin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Frank Brimsek | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | — |
Toronto Maple Leafs
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Syl Apps | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Ezinicki | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Garth Boesch | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Harry Watson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Nick Metz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Max Bentley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ted Kennedy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Metz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Vic Lynn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Howie Meeker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Joe Klukay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Wally Stanowski | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jimmy Thomson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Barilko | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Samis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Turk Broda | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | — |
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