Belt game 2,446 · March 19, 1961
Boston Bruins take the belt
Boston Bruins beat Chicago Black Hawks 4–3 at home to start reign 954 of the NHL belt, the 146th for the franchise.
Chicago Black Hawks had held it since March 18, 1961, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Boston Bruins held it for 206 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to New York Rangers on October 11, 1961.
954Reign number
146Team's reign
0Defenses
206Days held
Box score
Boston Bruins
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don McKenney | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | — |
| Gary Aldcorn | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Johnny Bucyk | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Charlie Burns | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Murray Oliver | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Jerry Toppazzini | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Willie O'Ree | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Andre Pronovost | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom McCarthy | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dallas Smith | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Mohns | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Art Chisholm | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jimmy Bartlett | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Armstrong | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Aut Erickson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bruce Gamble | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 29 | 32 |
Chicago Black Hawks
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Murphy | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Eric Nesterenko | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Murray Balfour | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Hay | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ed Litzenberger | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Hull | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Pierre Pilote | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Kenny Wharram | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Earl Balfour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Al Arbour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Moose Vasko | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jack Evans | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Reg Fleming | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Dollard St. Laurent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Glenn Hall | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 37 | 41 |
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