Belt game 1,895 · February 24, 1954
Boston Bruins take the belt
Boston Bruins beat New York Rangers 5–3 on the road to start reign 755 of the NHL belt, the 111th for the franchise.
New York Rangers had held it since February 17, 1954, with 2 defenses over 7 days.
Boston Bruins held it for 23 days and 8 defenses, then lost it to Chicago Blackhawks on March 19, 1954.
755Reign number
111Team's reign
8Defenses
23Days held
Box score
New York Rangers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Ronty | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Wally Hergesheimer | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Edgar Laprade | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Bentley | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Harry Howell | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Chrystal | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Raleigh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Nick Mickoski | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Aldo Guidolin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dean Prentice | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Eddie Kullman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Leo Reise | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jack Evans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Johnny Bower | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Boston Bruins
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fleming MacKell | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Creighton | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ed Sandford | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Cal Gardner | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Milt Schmidt | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Leo Labine | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Joe Klukay | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Armstrong | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Warren Godfrey | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Mohns | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Woody Dumart | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gus Bodnar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Johnny Peirson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Hal Laycoe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Quackenbush | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Frank Martin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Henry | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: the NHL's own game center.