Belt game 2,281 · February 12, 1959
Boston Bruins take the belt
Boston Bruins beat Chicago Black Hawks 5–4 at home to start reign 895 of the NHL belt, the 135th for the franchise.
Chicago Black Hawks had held it since January 28, 1959, with 5 defenses over 15 days.
Boston Bruins held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Montréal Canadiens on February 14, 1959.
895Reign number
135Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Boston Bruins
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Leach | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Leo Labine | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bronco Horvath | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Vic Stasiuk | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Fleming MacKell | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Johnny Bucyk | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jerry Toppazzini | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean-Guy Gendron | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Fern Flaman | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Mohns | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Hillman | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dutch Reibel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gord Redahl | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Don McKenney | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Armstrong | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Morrison | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Leo Boivin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Simmons | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 26 | 30 |
Chicago Black Hawks
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Litzenberger | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ted Lindsay | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tod Sloan | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Eric Nesterenko | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Hull | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Al Arbour | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Pierre Pilote | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dollard St. Laurent | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Norm Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Murphy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Lorne Ferguson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Glen Skov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Kenny Wharram | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Earl Balfour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| John McKenzie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Moose Vasko | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jack Evans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Glenn Hall | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 28 | 33 |
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