Belt game 1,546 · December 3, 1949
Boston Bruins take the belt
Boston Bruins beat Chicago Black Hawks 5–3 at home to start reign 623 of the NHL belt, the 92nd for the franchise.
Chicago Black Hawks had held it since November 26, 1949, with 2 defenses over 7 days.
Boston Bruins held it for 4 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Detroit Red Wings on December 7, 1949.
623Reign number
92Team's reign
1Defenses
4Days held
Box score
Boston Bruins
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Ronty | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Smith | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Zellio Toppazzini | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Johnny Peirson | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Milt Schmidt | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ed Harrison | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Creighton | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Maloney | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Quackenbush | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Woody Dumart | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Pete Horeck | 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 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ed Kryzanowski | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jack Gelineau | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Chicago Black Hawks
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Bentley | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Mosienko | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Roy Conacher | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Red Hamill | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bep Guidolin | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Metro Prystai | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gaye Stewart | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gus Bodnar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bert Olmstead | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jack Miller | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Goldham | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ernie Dickens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Gadsby | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ralph Nattrass | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug McCaig | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Frank Brimsek | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
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