Belt game 1,957 · January 22, 1955
Boston Bruins take the belt
Boston Bruins beat New York Rangers 3–1 at home to start reign 779 of the NHL belt, the 114th for the franchise.
New York Rangers had held it since January 19, 1955, with 0 defenses over 3 days.
Boston Bruins held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to New York Rangers on January 23, 1955.
779Reign number
114Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Boston Bruins
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lorne Ferguson | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Mohns | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ed Sandford | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Cal Gardner | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Hal Laycoe | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Real Chevrefils | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Leo Labine | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Don McKenney | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gus Bodnar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Murray Costello | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Armstrong | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Warren Godfrey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Quackenbush | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Fern Flaman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Leo Boivin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| John Henderson | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
New York Rangers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dean Prentice | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Danny Lewicki | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ivan Irwin | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Raleigh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Ronty | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Edgar Laprade | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Vic Howe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Aldo Guidolin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Andy Bathgate | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Murphy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Pete Conacher | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Popein | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Harry Howell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Gadsby | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Chrystal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jack Evans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gump Worsley | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
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