Belt game 1,494 · February 2, 1949
Boston Bruins take the belt
Boston Bruins beat New York Rangers 5–3 at home to start reign 602 of the NHL belt, the 89th for the franchise.
New York Rangers had held it since January 26, 1949, with 1 defense over 7 days.
Boston Bruins held it for 4 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Toronto Maple Leafs on February 6, 1949.
602Reign number
89Team's reign
1Defenses
4Days held
Box score
Boston Bruins
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Peters | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Milt Schmidt | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Fern Flaman | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ed Sandford | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Woody Dumart | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Ronty | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Johnny Peirson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Pete Babando | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Grant Warwick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ed Harrison | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Smith | 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 | — | — |
| Cliff Thompson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jack Gelineau | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
New York Rangers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Raleigh | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Pentti Lund | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Nick Mickoski | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dunc Fisher | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jack Gordon | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Alex Kaleta | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Moe | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Buddy O'Connor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Edgar Laprade | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Clint Albright | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tony Leswick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Frank Eddolls | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Fred Shero | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Wally Stanowski | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Chuck Rayner | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: the NHL's own game center.