Belt game 2,009 · November 10, 1955
Boston Bruins take the belt
Boston Bruins beat New York Rangers 5–1 at home to start reign 796 of the NHL belt, the 117th for the franchise.
New York Rangers had held it since November 5, 1955, with 2 defenses over 5 days.
Boston Bruins held it for 8 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Chicago Blackhawks on November 18, 1955.
796Reign number
117Team's reign
2Defenses
8Days held
Box score
Boston Bruins
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vic Stasiuk | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Cal Gardner | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Quackenbush | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Mohns | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ed Panagabko | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Armstrong | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Fern Flaman | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Leo Boivin | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Fleming MacKell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Leo Labine | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Orval Tessier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Murray Costello | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Marcel Bonin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Lorne Davis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Hal Laycoe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Terry Sawchuk | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 17 | 18 |
New York Rangers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Popein | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Lou Fontinato | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Raleigh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Andy Bathgate | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean-Guy Gendron | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bronco Horvath | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Andy Hebenton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Murphy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Creighton | 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 | — | — |
| Danny Lewicki | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ivan Irwin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Harry Howell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Gadsby | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jack Evans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gump Worsley | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 38 | 43 |
Box scores: the NHL's own game center.