Belt game 1,812 · February 1, 1953
Boston Bruins take the belt
Boston Bruins beat Montréal Canadiens 4–3 at home to start reign 724 of the NHL belt, the 104th for the franchise.
Montréal Canadiens had held it since January 28, 1953, with 2 defenses over 4 days.
Boston Bruins held it for 7 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Detroit Red Wings on February 8, 1953.
724Reign number
104Team's reign
1Defenses
7Days held
Box score
Boston Bruins
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Klukay | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Real Chevrefils | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ed Sandford | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Fleming MacKell | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Milt Schmidt | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Leo Labine | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Pentti Lund | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jerry Toppazzini | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Quackenbush | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Woody Dumart | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jack McIntyre | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Johnny Peirson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Armstrong | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Warren Godfrey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Hal Laycoe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Henry | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernie Geoffrion | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Masnick | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bert Olmstead | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Elmer Lach | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Meger | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Harvey | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Butch Bouchard | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Floyd Curry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dick Gamble | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Maurice Richard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| John McCormack | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Mosdell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dollard St. Laurent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bud MacPherson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gerry McNeil | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
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