Belt game 2,357 · January 31, 1960
Boston Bruins take the belt
Boston Bruins beat Montréal Canadiens 6–5 at home to start reign 920 of the NHL belt, the 140th for the franchise.
Montréal Canadiens had held it since January 16, 1960, with 7 defenses over 15 days.
Boston Bruins held it for 4 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Chicago Blackhawks on February 4, 1960.
920Reign number
140Team's reign
0Defenses
4Days held
Box score
Boston Bruins
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vic Stasiuk | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Johnny Bucyk | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Fleming MacKell | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean-Guy Gendron | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Mohns | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bronco Horvath | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Don McKenney | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Armstrong | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Charlie Burns | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Leo Labine | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Jerry Toppazzini | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dick Meissner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Leach | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Aut Erickson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Fern Flaman | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Leo Boivin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Simmons | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 19 | 24 |
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernie Geoffrion | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dickie Moore | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Claude Provost | 2 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Goyette | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean Beliveau | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Ralph Backstrom | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Marcel Bonin | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Andre Pronovost | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Harvey | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean-Guy Talbot | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Maurice Richard | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ab McDonald | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Henri Richard | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Donnie Marshall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Turner | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Al Langlois | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jacques Plante | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 27 | 33 |
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