Belt game 2,312 · October 11, 1959
Boston Bruins take the belt
Boston Bruins beat Montréal Canadiens 8–4 at home to start reign 906 of the NHL belt, the 137th for the franchise.
Montréal Canadiens had held it since April 16, 1959, 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 17, 1959.
906Reign number
137Team's reign
1Defenses
6Days held
Box score
Boston Bruins
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bronco Horvath | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Vic Stasiuk | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Johnny Bucyk | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Don McKenney | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | — |
| Jerry Toppazzini | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Fern Flaman | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Charlie Burns | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Leo Labine | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean-Guy Gendron | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Leach | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Aut Erickson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Mohns | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Nick Mickoski | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dick Meissner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Armstrong | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Ward | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Leo Boivin | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Harry Lumley | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 32 | 36 |
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernie Geoffrion | 0 | 3 | 3 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Marcel Bonin | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean-Guy Talbot | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean Beliveau | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Claude Provost | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Goyette | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Johnson | 1 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ralph Backstrom | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Hicke | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Maurice Richard | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Dickie Moore | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Ab McDonald | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Henri Richard | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Donnie Marshall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Andre Pronovost | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Turner | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Al Langlois | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| J.C. Tremblay | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jacques Plante | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 34 | 42 |
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