Belt game 1,486 · January 9, 1949
Chicago Black Hawks take the belt
Chicago Black Hawks beat Boston Bruins 4–2 at home to start reign 598 of the NHL belt, the 59th for the franchise.
Boston Bruins had held it since January 6, 1949, with 0 defenses over 3 days.
Chicago Black Hawks held it for 6 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Montréal Canadiens on January 15, 1949.
598Reign number
59Team's reign
0Defenses
6Days held
Box score
Chicago Black Hawks
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Bentley | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Roy Conacher | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Mosienko | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gus Bodnar | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bep Guidolin | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Metro Prystai | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Adam Brown | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Goldham | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Conacher | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Red Hamill | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bert Olmstead | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ernie Dickens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Gadsby | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ralph Nattrass | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug McCaig | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Henry | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Boston Bruins
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woody Dumart | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ed Harrison | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Ronty | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Pat Egan | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ed Sandford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jimmy Peters | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Grant Warwick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Milt Schmidt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Johnny Peirson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Pete Babando | 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 | — | — |
| Fern Flaman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Cliff Thompson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Frank Brimsek | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: the NHL's own game center.