Belt game 2,420 · January 21, 1961
Boston Bruins take the belt
Boston Bruins beat Toronto Maple Leafs 3–1 on the road to start reign 946 of the NHL belt, the 145th for the franchise.
Toronto Maple Leafs had held it since January 14, 1961, with 2 defenses over 7 days.
Boston Bruins held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Chicago Blackhawks on January 22, 1961.
946Reign number
145Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Toronto Maple Leafs
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Stewart | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Red Kelly | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Hillman | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Regan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dick Duff | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| George Armstrong | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Nevin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Keon | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Billy Harris | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bert Olmstead | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Eddie Shack | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Frank Mahovlich | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Tim Horton | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Baun | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Allan Stanley | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Johnny Bower | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 28 | 31 |
Boston Bruins
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Bucyk | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Charlie Burns | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Jerry Toppazzini | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Leo Labine | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bronco Horvath | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Vic Stasiuk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Don McKenney | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Willie O'Ree | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Andre Pronovost | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Jimmy Bartlett | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Armstrong | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dallas Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Aut Erickson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Fern Flaman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Mohns | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Leo Boivin | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bruce Gamble | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 24 | 25 |
Box scores: the NHL's own game center.