Belt game 2,059 · March 18, 1956
Chicago Black Hawks take the belt
Chicago Black Hawks beat Boston Bruins 3–2 on the road to start reign 813 of the NHL belt, the 82nd for the franchise.
Boston Bruins had held it since March 10, 1956, with 2 defenses over 8 days.
Chicago Black Hawks held it for 207 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Detroit Red Wings on October 11, 1956.
813Reign number
82Team's reign
0Defenses
207Days held
Box score
Boston Bruins
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vic Stasiuk | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Real Chevrefils | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Don McKenney | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Johnny Peirson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Fern Flaman | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 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 | — | — |
| Cal Gardner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Leo Labine | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Marcel Bonin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jerry Toppazzini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Armstrong | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Hal Laycoe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Quackenbush | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Mohns | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Terry Sawchuk | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 17 | 20 |
Chicago Black Hawks
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Sullivan | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ed Litzenberger | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Harry Watson | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Pierre Pilote | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tony Leswick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Nick Mickoski | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ed Sandford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Glen Skov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Johnny Wilson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Hec Lalande | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Norm Corcoran | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Hank Ciesla | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gus Mortson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Frank Martin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Al Rollins | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 46 | 48 |
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