The NHL Belt · reign 755
Boston Bruins
Took the belt from New York Rangers, 5–3, on February 24, 1954. Lost it to Chicago Black Hawks, 7–0, on March 19, 1954.
8Defenses
23Days
111thReign for the franchise
+1Closest call · Mar 13, 1954
2.6Average winning margin
163rdLongest of 3,434 reigns, by days
59thMost defenses of 3,434 reigns
Defended against
Canadiens ×2Maple Leafs ×2Red Wings ×2Chicago Black HawksRangers
The season
- 1953–54: Boston Bruins finished 32–28–10, 4th of 6 by record; Detroit Red Wings won the Stanley Cup; 10 belt games of this reign; the belt changed hands 32 times that season.
Reign leaders
Most points for Boston Bruins across the 10 belt games of this reign with a box score.
| Player | PTS | Games | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fleming MacKell | 11 | 10 |
| 2 | Leo Labine | 7 | 9 |
| 3 | Dave Creighton | 7 | 10 |
| 4 | Ed Sandford | 6 | 10 |
| 5 | Milt Schmidt | 5 | 8 |
Every game of the reign
margins from Boston Bruins’ side| Belt game | Date | Result | Margin | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,895 | Feb 24, 1954 | Boston Bruins beat New York Rangers 5–3 Game → | +2 | Title change |
| 1,896 | Mar 4, 1954 | Boston Bruins and Montréal Canadiens tied 1–1 | 0 | Tie · defense |
| 1,897 | Mar 6, 1954 | Boston Bruins and Montréal Canadiens tied 3–3 | 0 | Tie · defense |
| 1,898 | Mar 7, 1954 | Boston Bruins beat Chicago Black Hawks 6–0 | +6 | Defense |
| 1,899 | Mar 11, 1954 | Boston Bruins beat New York Rangers 1–0 | +1 | Defense |
| 1,900 | Mar 13, 1954 | Boston Bruins beat Toronto Maple Leafs 2–1 | +1 | Defense |
| 1,901 | Mar 14, 1954 | Boston Bruins beat Toronto Maple Leafs 3–0 | +3 | Defense |
| 1,902 | Mar 16, 1954 | Boston Bruins beat Detroit Red Wings 4–2 | +2 | Defense |
| 1,903 | Mar 18, 1954 | Boston Bruins and Detroit Red Wings tied 3–3 | 0 | Tie · defense |
| 1,904 | Mar 19, 1954 | Chicago Black Hawks beat Boston Bruins 7–0 Game → | −7 | Title change |