Belt game 1,859 · November 29, 1953
Boston Bruins take the belt
Boston Bruins beat Toronto Maple Leafs 2–1 at home to start reign 738 of the NHL belt, the 106th for the franchise.
Toronto Maple Leafs had held it since November 28, 1953, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Boston Bruins held it for 6 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Montréal Canadiens on December 5, 1953.
738Reign number
106Team's reign
1Defenses
6Days held
Box score
Boston Bruins
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milt Schmidt | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Leo Labine | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jerry Toppazzini | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Hal Laycoe | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Mohns | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ray Gariepy | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ed Sandford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Fleming MacKell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Cal Gardner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Woody Dumart | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Creighton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Joe Klukay | 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Frank Martin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Henry | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Toronto Maple Leafs
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rudy Migay | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Solinger | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tim Horton | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Harry Watson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Sid Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ted Kennedy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Howie Meeker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Stewart | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tod Sloan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Hassard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Earl Balfour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jimmy Thomson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Fern Flaman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Morrison | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Harry Lumley | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
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