Belt game 1,712 · January 5, 1952
Boston Bruins take the belt
Boston Bruins beat Montréal Canadiens 3–2 on the road to start reign 685 of the NHL belt, the 97th for the franchise.
Montréal Canadiens had held it since December 29, 1951, with 3 defenses over 7 days.
Boston Bruins held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Detroit Red Wings on January 6, 1952.
685Reign number
97Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floyd Curry | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dick Gamble | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Maurice Richard | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dickie Moore | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bert Olmstead | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| John McCormack | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bernie Geoffrion | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Billy Reay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Elmer Lach | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Meger | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Harvey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Butch Bouchard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dollard St. Laurent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bud MacPherson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gerry McNeil | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Boston Bruins
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Sandford | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Johnny Peirson | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Lorne Ferguson | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dunc Fisher | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jack McIntyre | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gus Kyle | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Red Sullivan | 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 | — | — |
| Dave Creighton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Ezinicki | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Murray Henderson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Hal Laycoe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Quackenbush | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ed Kryzanowski | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Henry | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: the NHL's own game center.