Belt game 988 · December 17, 1940
Boston Bruins take the belt
Boston Bruins beat Toronto Maple Leafs 5–2 at home to start reign 406 of the NHL belt, the 56th for the franchise.
Toronto Maple Leafs had held it since December 12, 1940, with 2 defenses over 5 days.
Boston Bruins held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to New York Rangers on December 19, 1940.
406Reign number
56Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Boston Bruins
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Cowley | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Eddie Wiseman | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Roy Conacher | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Woody Dumart | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Art Jackson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Bauer | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jack Shewchuk | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dit Clapper | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mel Hill | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Milt Schmidt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Terry Reardon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Flash Hollett | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jack Crawford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Des Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Frank Brimsek | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Toronto Maple Leafs
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Langelle | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gus Marker | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Billy Taylor | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Hank Goldup | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Davidson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Lex Chisholm | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Syl Apps | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Sweeney Schriner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gordie Drillon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Nick Metz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Wally Stanowski | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Reg Hamilton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bingo Kampman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Turk Broda | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: the NHL's own game center.