Belt game 378 · December 3, 1929
Boston Bruins take the belt
Boston Bruins beat Montréal Canadiens 3–1 at home to start reign 171 of the NHL belt, the 12th for the franchise.
Montréal Canadiens had held it since November 30, 1929, with 0 defenses over 3 days.
Boston Bruins held it for 40 days and 13 defenses, then lost it to New York Americans on January 12, 1930.
171Reign number
12Team's reign
13Defenses
40Days held
Box score
Boston Bruins
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cooney Weiland | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dutch Gainor | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dit Clapper | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Art Gagne | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mickey MacKay | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Percy Galbraith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Harry Oliver | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Carson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Marty Barry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Taylor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Eddie Shore | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| George Owen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tiny Thompson | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sylvio Mantha | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Aurel Joliat | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Armand Mondou | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Nick Wasnie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Howie Morenz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Pit Lepine | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Wildor Larochelle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Marty Burke | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Albert Leduc | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gord Fraser | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Georges Mantha | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gerry Carson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| George Hainsworth | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: the NHL's own game center.