Belt game 1,882 · January 24, 1954
Boston Bruins take the belt
Boston Bruins beat New York Rangers 2–1 at home to start reign 748 of the NHL belt, the 108th for the franchise.
New York Rangers had held it since January 17, 1954, with 2 defenses over 7 days.
Boston Bruins held it for 6 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Toronto Maple Leafs on January 30, 1954.
748Reign number
108Team's reign
1Defenses
6Days held
Box score
Boston Bruins
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cal Gardner | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Creighton | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Joe Klukay | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Hal Laycoe | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ed Sandford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Fleming MacKell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Woody Dumart | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Milt Schmidt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Leo Labine | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jerry Toppazzini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Johnny Peirson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Armstrong | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Warren Godfrey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Quackenbush | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Mohns | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Frank Martin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Henry | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
New York Rangers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Raleigh | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Nick Mickoski | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Harry Howell | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Ronty | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Edgar Laprade | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Aldo Guidolin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Bentley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dean Prentice | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Wally Hergesheimer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Eddie Kullman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Camille Henry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Max Bentley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ivan Irwin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Leo Reise | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Chrystal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jack Evans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Johnny Bower | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: the NHL's own game center.