Belt game 2,421 · January 22, 1961
Chicago Black Hawks take the belt
Chicago Black Hawks beat Boston Bruins 8–3 at home to start reign 947 of the NHL belt, the 103rd for the franchise.
Boston Bruins had held it since January 21, 1961, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Chicago Black Hawks held it for 6 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Toronto Maple Leafs on January 28, 1961.
947Reign number
103Team's reign
1Defenses
6Days held
Box score
Chicago Black Hawks
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stan Mikita | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Murray Balfour | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Ab McDonald | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Hay | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Hull | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Kenny Wharram | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Moose Vasko | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Murphy | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Eric Nesterenko | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Earl Balfour | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Pierre Pilote | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Reg Fleming | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Tod Sloan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ed Litzenberger | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Al Arbour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jack Evans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dollard St. Laurent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Glenn Hall | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 21 | 24 |
Boston Bruins
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fern Flaman | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bronco Horvath | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Vic Stasiuk | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Charlie Burns | 0 | 1 | 1 | -4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Don McKenney | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dallas Smith | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Aut Erickson | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Mohns | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Johnny Bucyk | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Leo Labine | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Willie O'Ree | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Andre Pronovost | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jimmy Bartlett | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Armstrong | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 9 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Leo Boivin | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bruce Gamble | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 40 | 48 |
Box scores: the NHL's own game center.