Belt game 1,958 · January 23, 1955
New York Rangers take the belt
New York Rangers beat Boston Bruins 2–0 on the road to start reign 780 of the NHL belt, the 99th for the franchise.
Boston Bruins had held it since January 22, 1955, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
New York Rangers held it for 7 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Chicago Blackhawks on January 30, 1955.
780Reign number
99Team's reign
2Defenses
7Days held
Box score
Boston Bruins
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Sandford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Cal Gardner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 | — | — |
| Lorne Ferguson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Armstrong | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Warren Godfrey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Hal Laycoe | 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 | — | — |
| Doug Mohns | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Leo Boivin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| John Henderson | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
New York Rangers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Raleigh | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Vic Howe | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Pete Conacher | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dean Prentice | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Danny Lewicki | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ivan Irwin | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Ronty | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Edgar Laprade | 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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Popein | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jack Evans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gump Worsley | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: the NHL's own game center.