Belt game 2,295 · March 15, 1959
Boston Bruins take the belt
Boston Bruins beat Montréal Canadiens 5–3 at home to start reign 899 of the NHL belt, the 136th for the franchise.
Montréal Canadiens had held it since February 28, 1959, with 6 defenses over 15 days.
Boston Bruins held it for 7 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Chicago Blackhawks on March 22, 1959.
899Reign number
136Team's reign
2Defenses
7Days held
Box score
Boston Bruins
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bronco Horvath | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Fleming MacKell | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Johnny Bucyk | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Don McKenney | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jerry Toppazzini | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Leo Boivin | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Vic Stasiuk | 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 | — | — |
| Leo Labine | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean-Guy Gendron | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Leach | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Armstrong | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Morrison | 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 | — | — |
| Larry Hillman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Harry Lumley | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 21 | 24 |
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dickie Moore | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean Beliveau | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Marcel Bonin | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Harvey | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ralph Backstrom | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Claude Provost | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ab McDonald | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Henri Richard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Turner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean-Guy Talbot | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Al Langlois | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ian Cushenan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jacques Plante | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 45 | 50 |
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