Belt game 1,866 · December 17, 1953
Boston Bruins take the belt
Boston Bruins beat Toronto Maple Leafs 3–2 at home to start reign 741 of the NHL belt, the 107th for the franchise.
Toronto Maple Leafs had held it since December 9, 1953, with 2 defenses over 8 days.
Boston Bruins held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Montréal Canadiens on December 19, 1953.
741Reign number
107Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Boston Bruins
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Sandford | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Milt Schmidt | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Fleming MacKell | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Woody Dumart | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jerry Toppazzini | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Johnny Peirson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Armstrong | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Cal Gardner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Leo Labine | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Creighton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Joe Klukay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Warren Godfrey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Hal Laycoe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Mohns | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Armstrong | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tod Sloan | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Fern Flaman | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 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 | — | — |
| Ron Stewart | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Rudy Migay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Eric Nesterenko | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gord Hannigan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Solinger | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tim Horton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Leo Boivin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Morrison | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Harry Lumley | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: the NHL's own game center.