Belt game 1,800 · January 7, 1953
Chicago Black Hawks take the belt
Chicago Black Hawks beat New York Rangers 6–4 on the road to start reign 717 of the NHL belt, the 72nd for the franchise.
New York Rangers had held it since January 4, 1953, with 0 defenses over 3 days.
Chicago Black Hawks held it for 3 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Montréal Canadiens on January 10, 1953.
717Reign number
72Team's reign
0Defenses
3Days held
Box score
New York Rangers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Mickoski | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Ronty | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Aggie Kukulowicz | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Wally Hergesheimer | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Hy Buller | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Leo Reise | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Raleigh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jack Stoddard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Labadie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dean Prentice | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Eddie Kullman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ed Slowinski | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Neil Strain | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Harry Howell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Kraftcheck | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Allan Stanley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gump Worsley | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Chicago Black Hawks
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cal Gardner | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jimmy Peters | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gus Bodnar | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Mosienko | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim McFadden | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Lee Fogolin | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Gadsby | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Al Dewsbury | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Fred Hucul | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Pete Conacher | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Enio Sclisizzi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gerry Couture | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| George Gee | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Sid Abel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Rags Raglan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Al Rollins | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
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