Belt game 2,238 · November 1, 1958
Boston Bruins take the belt
Boston Bruins beat Detroit Red Wings 3–1 at home to start reign 883 of the NHL belt, the 133rd for the franchise.
Detroit Red Wings had held it since October 30, 1958, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Boston Bruins held it for 7 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Toronto Maple Leafs on November 8, 1958.
883Reign number
133Team's reign
1Defenses
7Days held
Box score
Boston Bruins
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Morrison | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Vic Stasiuk | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Johnny Bucyk | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Regan | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Leo Labine | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Don McKenney | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jerry Toppazzini | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Fern Flaman | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Fleming MacKell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dutch Reibel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Real Chevrefils | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Norm Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean-Guy Gendron | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Armstrong | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Leo Boivin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Hillman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Simmons | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 18 | 19 |
Detroit Red Wings
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norm Ullman | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gordie Howe | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Alex Delvecchio | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Johnny Wilson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Nick Mickoski | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Chuck Holmes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Claude Laforge | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Billy McNeill | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Forbes Kennedy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom McCarthy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Len Lunde | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Charlie Burns | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Marcel Pronovost | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Red Kelly | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Warren Godfrey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| John Hendrickson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gus Mortson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Terry Sawchuk | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 28 | 31 |
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