Belt game 871 · January 3, 1939
Boston Bruins take the belt
Boston Bruins beat New York Americans 2–1 at home to start reign 363 of the NHL belt, the 44th for the franchise.
New York Americans had held it since December 29, 1938, with 2 defenses over 5 days.
Boston Bruins held it for 4 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Toronto Maple Leafs on January 7, 1939.
363Reign number
44Team's reign
1Defenses
4Days held
Box score
Boston Bruins
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roy Conacher | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Bauer | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Eddie Shore | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jack Crawford | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Charlie Sands | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dit Clapper | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ray Getliffe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Cooney Weiland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gord Pettinger | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Woody Dumart | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mel Hill | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jack Portland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Flash Hollett | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Frank Brimsek | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
New York Americans
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nels Stewart | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Anderson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Joe Jerwa | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Lorne Carr | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Sweeney Schriner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| John Sorrell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Leroy Goldsworthy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Art Jackson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Hooley Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Roger Jenkins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Wilf Field | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| John Gallagher | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Earl Robertson | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: the NHL's own game center.