Belt game 2,084 · December 8, 1956
Boston Bruins take the belt
Boston Bruins beat Detroit Red Wings 5–3 at home to start reign 820 of the NHL belt, the 120th for the franchise.
Detroit Red Wings had held it since December 2, 1956, with 1 defense over 6 days.
Boston Bruins held it for 7 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Montréal Canadiens on December 15, 1956.
820Reign number
120Team's reign
2Defenses
7Days held
Box score
Boston Bruins
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry Toppazzini | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Allan Stanley | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Fleming MacKell | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Cal Gardner | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Regan | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Vic Stasiuk | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Johnny Peirson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jack Bionda | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 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 | — | — |
| Jack Caffery | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Armstrong | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Fern Flaman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Mohns | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Leo Boivin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Terry Sawchuk | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 28 | 31 |
Detroit Red Wings
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ted Lindsay | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dutch Reibel | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gordie Howe | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Billy Dea | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Norm Ullman | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Billy McNeill | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Red Kelly | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gord Hollingworth | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Marty Pavelich | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Metro Prystai | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Lorne Ferguson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Dineen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Johnny Bucyk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Al Arbour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Marcel Pronovost | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Warren Godfrey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Glenn Hall | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 29 | 34 |
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