Belt game 2,056 · March 10, 1956
Boston Bruins take the belt
Boston Bruins beat Montréal Canadiens 4–0 on the road to start reign 812 of the NHL belt, the 118th for the franchise.
Montréal Canadiens had held it since March 8, 1956, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Boston Bruins held it for 8 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Chicago Blackhawks on March 18, 1956.
812Reign number
118Team's reign
2Defenses
8Days held
Box score
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jean Beliveau | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bernie Geoffrion | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Floyd Curry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jack LeClair | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Maurice Richard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dickie Moore | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bert Olmstead | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Henri Richard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Mosdell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Claude Provost | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Butch Bouchard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean-Guy Talbot | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dollard St. Laurent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Wally Clune | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Turner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jacques Plante | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 27 | 31 |
Boston Bruins
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cal Gardner | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Vic Stasiuk | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Real Chevrefils | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Don McKenney | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jerry Toppazzini | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Johnny Peirson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Armstrong | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Quackenbush | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Fern Flaman | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Leo Boivin | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Lionel Heinrich | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Fleming MacKell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Leo Labine | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Marcel Bonin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Hal Laycoe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Mohns | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Terry Sawchuk | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 27 | 27 |
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