Belt game 2,188 · January 23, 1958
Boston Bruins take the belt
Boston Bruins beat Chicago Black Hawks 4–3 at home to start reign 859 of the NHL belt, the 125th for the franchise.
Chicago Black Hawks had held it since January 19, 1958, with 0 defenses over 4 days.
Boston Bruins held it for 9 days and 3 defenses, then lost it to Montréal Canadiens on February 1, 1958.
859Reign number
125Team's reign
3Defenses
9Days held
Box score
Boston Bruins
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Bucyk | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bronco Horvath | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Vic Stasiuk | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Regan | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Don McKenney | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jerry Toppazzini | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Buddy Boone | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Hillman | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Fleming MacKell | 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 | — | — |
| Johnny Peirson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Fern Flaman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Mohns | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Leo Boivin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Harry Lumley | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 20 | 23 |
Chicago Black Hawks
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glen Skov | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dutch Reibel | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Lorne Ferguson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Eric Nesterenko | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Dineen | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gus Mortson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Moose Vasko | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ted Lindsay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ed Kachur | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Murphy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ed Litzenberger | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Hull | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Billy Dea | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jimmy Thomson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ian Cushenan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Pierre Pilote | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Glenn Hall | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 43 | 47 |
Box scores: the NHL's own game center.