Belt game 2,654 · January 16, 1964
Boston Bruins take the belt
Boston Bruins beat Detroit Red Wings 5–1 at home to start reign 1,034 of the NHL belt, the 152nd for the franchise.
Detroit Red Wings had held it since January 12, 1964, with 0 defenses over 4 days.
Boston Bruins held it for 6 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to New York Rangers on January 22, 1964.
1,034Reign number
152Team's reign
2Defenses
6Days held
Box score
Boston Bruins
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orland Kurtenbach | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Gary Dornhoefer | 2 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Murray Oliver | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Andy Hebenton | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Forbes Kennedy | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Leiter | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ted Green | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Johnson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Mohns | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Leo Boivin | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Johnny Bucyk | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Dean Prentice | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Jerry Toppazzini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean-Guy Gendron | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob McCord | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Eddie Johnston | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 29 | 30 |
Detroit Red Wings
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norm Ullman | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Floyd Smith | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Gadsby | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Pit Martin | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Gordie Howe | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Alex Delvecchio | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Alex Faulkner | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Jeffrey | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Andre Pronovost | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| John MacMillan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Parker MacDonald | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Eddie Joyal | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Ingram | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Marcel Pronovost | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Barkley | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| John Miszuk | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Terry Sawchuk | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Roger Crozier | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 33 | 38 |
Box scores: the NHL's own game center.