Belt game 458 · March 3, 1931
Boston Bruins take the belt
Boston Bruins beat New York Rangers 4–1 at home to start reign 195 of the NHL belt, the 17th for the franchise.
New York Rangers had held it since February 26, 1931, with 0 defenses over 5 days.
Boston Bruins held it for 9 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Chicago Blackhawks on March 12, 1931.
195Reign number
17Team's reign
2Defenses
9Days held
Box score
Boston Bruins
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marty Barry | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dit Clapper | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Cooney Weiland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Eddie Shore | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| George Owen | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Percy Galbraith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dutch Gainor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Harry Oliver | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Harold Darragh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Red Beattie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Lyons | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Art Chapman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Lionel Hitchman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tiny Thompson | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
New York Rangers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cecil Dillon | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bud Maracle | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Regan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Cook | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Fred Cook | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Frank Boucher | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Thompson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Murray Murdoch | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Butch Keeling | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Joe Jerwa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ivan Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Frank Peters | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| John Ross Roach | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: the NHL's own game center.