Belt game 1,742 · March 11, 1952
Boston Bruins take the belt
Boston Bruins beat Detroit Red Wings 3–2 at home to start reign 698 of the NHL belt, the 99th for the franchise.
Detroit Red Wings had held it since March 9, 1952, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Boston Bruins held it for 8 days and 4 defenses, then lost it to New York Rangers on March 19, 1952.
698Reign number
99Team's reign
4Defenses
8Days held
Box score
Boston Bruins
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dunc Fisher | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Woody Dumart | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Milt Schmidt | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jack McIntyre | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Fleming MacKell | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Johnny Peirson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Real Chevrefils | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Murray Henderson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ed Sandford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Red Sullivan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Creighton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gus Kyle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Hal Laycoe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Quackenbush | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ed Kryzanowski | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Henry | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Detroit Red Wings
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gordie Howe | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Metro Prystai | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Alex Delvecchio | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Johnny Wilson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Goldham | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ted Lindsay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tony Leswick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Marty Pavelich | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Sid Abel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Glen Skov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Fred Glover | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Vic Stasiuk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Red Kelly | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Marcel Pronovost | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Zeidel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Terry Sawchuk | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
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