Belt game 1,783 · December 4, 1952
Boston Bruins take the belt
Boston Bruins beat Chicago Black Hawks 5–1 at home to start reign 712 of the NHL belt, the 101st for the franchise.
Chicago Black Hawks had held it since November 23, 1952, with 4 defenses over 11 days.
Boston Bruins held it for 7 days and 3 defenses, then lost it to Detroit Red Wings on December 11, 1952.
712Reign number
101Team's reign
3Defenses
7Days held
Box score
Boston Bruins
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Armstrong | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ed Sandford | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Joe Klukay | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Woody Dumart | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Milt Schmidt | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Creighton | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jack McIntyre | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Pentti Lund | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Johnny Peirson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Real Chevrefils | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Leo Labine | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jerry Toppazzini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Warren Godfrey | 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 | — | — |
| Jim Henry | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Chicago Black Hawks
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Babando | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Cal Gardner | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Gadsby | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jimmy Peters | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Pete Conacher | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gus Bodnar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Fred Glover | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gerry Couture | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| George Gee | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim McFadden | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Sid Abel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gus Mortson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Lee Fogolin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Al Dewsbury | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Fred Hucul | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Al Rollins | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: the NHL's own game center.