Belt game 2,229 · October 12, 1958
Boston Bruins take the belt
Boston Bruins beat Montréal Canadiens 4–2 at home to start reign 877 of the NHL belt, the 132nd for the franchise.
Montréal Canadiens had held it since April 17, 1958, with 3 defenses over 178 days.
Boston Bruins held it for 6 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Toronto Maple Leafs on October 18, 1958.
877Reign number
132Team's reign
1Defenses
6Days held
Box score
Boston Bruins
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry Toppazzini | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bronco Horvath | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Vic Stasiuk | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Fleming MacKell | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Johnny Bucyk | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Leo Labine | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Don McKenney | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Norm Johnson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Mohns | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Leo Boivin | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dutch Reibel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Real Chevrefils | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean-Guy Gendron | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Armstrong | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Morrison | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Fern Flaman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Hillman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Simmons | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 30 | 32 |
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernie Geoffrion | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Maurice Richard | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dickie Moore | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Claude Provost | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Harvey | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean Beliveau | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ralph Backstrom | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ab McDonald | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Henri Richard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Marcel Bonin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Goyette | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Donnie Marshall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Andre Pronovost | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Turner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean-Guy Talbot | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ian Cushenan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jacques Plante | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 26 | 30 |
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