Belt game 1,905 · March 21, 1954
Boston Bruins take the belt
Boston Bruins beat Chicago Black Hawks 9–5 at home to start reign 757 of the NHL belt, the 112th for the franchise.
Chicago Black Hawks had held it since March 19, 1954, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Boston Bruins held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Montréal Canadiens on March 23, 1954.
757Reign number
112Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Boston Bruins
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cal Gardner | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Joe Klukay | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Fleming MacKell | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Creighton | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gus Bodnar | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Warren Godfrey | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Mohns | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ed Sandford | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Milt Schmidt | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Leo Labine | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Johnny Peirson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Armstrong | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Quackenbush | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Frank Martin | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Woody Dumart | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Hal Laycoe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Henry | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Chicago Black Hawks
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Mosienko | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Pete Conacher | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Lou Jankowski | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Wilson | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Gadsby | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jack McIntyre | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Al Dewsbury | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jack Price | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Kenny Wharram | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jerry Toppazzini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| George Gee | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gus Mortson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Lee Fogolin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Al Rollins | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
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