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Boston Bruins vs. Detroit Red Wings

164Belt meetings
57Bruins wins
73Red Wings wins
56Title changes

Boston Bruins and Detroit Red Wings have met 164 times with the NHL belt on the line, from November 18, 1926 to November 4, 2021. The belt changed hands in 56 of those games. Detroit Red Wings lead the belt series 73–57, with 34 ties.

Belt gameDateResult
237Nov 18, 1926Boston Bruins beat Detroit Cougars 2–0Defense
346Jan 17, 1929Boston Bruins and Detroit Cougars tied 1–1 (OT)Tie · defense
379Dec 7, 1929Boston Bruins beat Detroit Cougars 2–1Defense
476Nov 17, 1931Boston Bruins beat Detroit Falcons 1–0 (OT)Title change
506Feb 18, 1932Boston Bruins and Detroit Falcons tied 0–0 (OT)Tie · defense
537Dec 18, 1932Detroit Red Wings beat Boston Bruins 2–1Title change
539Dec 22, 1932Boston Bruins beat Detroit Red Wings 7–0Title change
610Jan 23, 1934Detroit Red Wings beat Boston Bruins 3–1Defense
614Feb 1, 1934Detroit Red Wings and Boston Bruins tied 2–2 (OT)Tie · defense
621Feb 20, 1934Detroit Red Wings beat Boston Bruins 4–1Defense
672Mar 10, 1935Boston Bruins beat Detroit Red Wings 2–1 (OT)Defense
695Dec 17, 1935Boston Bruins beat Detroit Red Wings 4–1Title change
716Feb 13, 1936Detroit Red Wings beat Boston Bruins 1–0Defense
743Dec 20, 1936Detroit Red Wings beat Boston Bruins 4–3Title change
763Feb 7, 1937Detroit Red Wings beat Boston Bruins 8–0Title change
805Dec 19, 1937Boston Bruins beat Detroit Red Wings 4–2Defense
831Mar 1, 1938Boston Bruins beat Detroit Red Wings 6–1Defense
863Dec 18, 1938Boston Bruins beat Detroit Red Wings 2–0Defense
894Mar 7, 1939Boston Bruins beat Detroit Red Wings 3–0Title change
922Dec 8, 1939Boston Bruins beat Detroit Red Wings 3–0Defense
954Mar 3, 1940Detroit Red Wings beat Boston Bruins 6–3Title change
955Mar 5, 1940Boston Bruins beat Detroit Red Wings 7–2Title change
979Nov 24, 1940Boston Bruins and Detroit Red Wings tied 1–1 (OT)Tie · defense
1,026Apr 6, 1941Boston Bruins beat Detroit Red Wings 3–2 PlayoffsTitle change
1,027Apr 8, 1941Boston Bruins beat Detroit Red Wings 2–1 PlayoffsDefense
1,028Apr 10, 1941Boston Bruins beat Detroit Red Wings 4–2 PlayoffsDefense
1,029Apr 12, 1941Boston Bruins beat Detroit Red Wings 3–1 PlayoffsDefense
1,071Mar 8, 1942Detroit Red Wings beat Boston Bruins 3–1Defense
1,078Mar 29, 1942Detroit Red Wings beat Boston Bruins 6–4 PlayoffsDefense
1,079Mar 31, 1942Detroit Red Wings beat Boston Bruins 3–1 PlayoffsDefense
1,102Dec 13, 1942Boston Bruins and Detroit Red Wings tied 1–1Tie · defense
1,103Dec 15, 1942Boston Bruins beat Detroit Red Wings 3–2Defense
1,112Jan 1, 1943Detroit Red Wings and Boston Bruins tied 2–2Tie · defense
1,113Jan 3, 1943Boston Bruins beat Detroit Red Wings 3–2Title change
1,120Jan 21, 1943Detroit Red Wings beat Boston Bruins 3–2Title change
1,122Jan 26, 1943Detroit Red Wings beat Boston Bruins 5–3Defense
1,135Mar 2, 1943Boston Bruins beat Detroit Red Wings 3–1Title change
1,144Apr 1, 1943Detroit Red Wings beat Boston Bruins 6–2 PlayoffsTitle change
1,145Apr 4, 1943Detroit Red Wings beat Boston Bruins 4–3 PlayoffsDefense
1,146Apr 7, 1943Detroit Red Wings beat Boston Bruins 4–0 PlayoffsDefense
1,147Apr 8, 1943Detroit Red Wings beat Boston Bruins 2–0 PlayoffsDefense
1,150Nov 7, 1943Detroit Red Wings beat Boston Bruins 6–4Defense
1,163Dec 7, 1943Boston Bruins and Detroit Red Wings tied 6–6Tie · defense
1,168Dec 26, 1943Detroit Red Wings and Boston Bruins tied 4–4Tie · defense
1,169Dec 28, 1943Boston Bruins beat Detroit Red Wings 5–2Title change
1,179Jan 25, 1944Detroit Red Wings beat Boston Bruins 6–3Defense
1,180Jan 29, 1944Detroit Red Wings beat Boston Bruins 6–1Defense
1,186Feb 13, 1944Detroit Red Wings beat Boston Bruins 4–1Title change
1,199Mar 16, 1944Detroit Red Wings beat Boston Bruins 10–9Title change
1,219Nov 19, 1944Detroit Red Wings beat Boston Bruins 4–3Defense
1,235Jan 7, 1945Detroit Red Wings beat Boston Bruins 8–4Defense
1,276Dec 12, 1945Detroit Red Wings and Boston Bruins tied 2–2Tie · defense
1,283Dec 30, 1945Detroit Red Wings and Boston Bruins tied 3–3Tie · defense
1,284Jan 1, 1946Boston Bruins beat Detroit Red Wings 4–0Title change
1,291Jan 26, 1946Boston Bruins beat Detroit Red Wings 4–2Defense
1,304Feb 24, 1946Detroit Red Wings beat Boston Bruins 4–3Defense
1,308Mar 6, 1946Boston Bruins beat Detroit Red Wings 4–2Title change
1,324Nov 13, 1946Boston Bruins beat Detroit Red Wings 5–2Title change
1,329Dec 1, 1946Boston Bruins and Detroit Red Wings tied 3–3Tie · defense
1,366Mar 9, 1947Boston Bruins beat Detroit Red Wings 6–0Defense
1,368Mar 13, 1947Boston Bruins beat Detroit Red Wings 3–2Defense
1,396Nov 16, 1947Detroit Red Wings beat Boston Bruins 3–2Title change
1,427Feb 8, 1948Boston Bruins beat Detroit Red Wings 3–1Title change
1,441Mar 14, 1948Boston Bruins beat Detroit Red Wings 5–1Title change
1,443Mar 17, 1948Boston Bruins and Detroit Red Wings tied 0–0Tie · defense
1,472Dec 4, 1948Detroit Red Wings beat Boston Bruins 3–2Defense
1,485Jan 6, 1949Boston Bruins beat Detroit Red Wings 3–2Title change
1,505Mar 2, 1949Boston Bruins and Detroit Red Wings tied 1–1Tie · defense
1,548Dec 7, 1949Detroit Red Wings beat Boston Bruins 2–1Title change
1,556Dec 28, 1949Detroit Red Wings and Boston Bruins tied 2–2Tie · defense
1,585Mar 8, 1950Detroit Red Wings beat Boston Bruins 5–3Title change
1,610Nov 18, 1950Detroit Red Wings beat Boston Bruins 2–1Defense
1,622Dec 14, 1950Detroit Red Wings beat Boston Bruins 4–2Defense
1,623Dec 16, 1950Detroit Red Wings beat Boston Bruins 4–1Defense
1,641Jan 25, 1951Detroit Red Wings and Boston Bruins tied 3–3Tie · defense
1,642Jan 27, 1951Boston Bruins beat Detroit Red Wings 3–0Title change
1,649Feb 11, 1951Detroit Red Wings beat Boston Bruins 2–1Defense
1,651Feb 19, 1951Detroit Red Wings and Boston Bruins tied 2–2Tie · defense
1,660Mar 15, 1951Detroit Red Wings beat Boston Bruins 4–0Defense
1,684Nov 1, 1951Boston Bruins beat Detroit Red Wings 3–2Title change
1,686Nov 6, 1951Boston Bruins and Detroit Red Wings tied 0–0Tie · defense
1,695Nov 29, 1951Detroit Red Wings and Boston Bruins tied 1–1Tie · defense
1,713Jan 6, 1952Detroit Red Wings beat Boston Bruins 4–2Title change
1,717Jan 17, 1952Detroit Red Wings beat Boston Bruins 5–0Defense
1,731Feb 18, 1952Detroit Red Wings beat Boston Bruins 4–2Defense
1,735Feb 26, 1952Detroit Red Wings beat Boston Bruins 4–3Defense
1,742Mar 11, 1952Boston Bruins beat Detroit Red Wings 3–2Title change
1,768Oct 30, 1952Detroit Red Wings beat Boston Bruins 4–1Title change
1,785Dec 7, 1952Boston Bruins and Detroit Red Wings tied 1–1Tie · defense
1,787Dec 11, 1952Detroit Red Wings beat Boston Bruins 10–1Title change
1,795Dec 28, 1952Detroit Red Wings beat Boston Bruins 7–1Defense
1,814Feb 8, 1953Detroit Red Wings beat Boston Bruins 5–3Title change
1,816Feb 12, 1953Boston Bruins beat Detroit Red Wings 3–1Title change
1,825Mar 2, 1953Detroit Red Wings beat Boston Bruins 10–2Defense
1,830Mar 12, 1953Detroit Red Wings and Boston Bruins tied 2–2Tie · defense
1,878Jan 14, 1954Detroit Red Wings beat Boston Bruins 2–1Defense
1,886Feb 4, 1954Detroit Red Wings beat Boston Bruins 5–0Title change
1,887Feb 6, 1954Detroit Red Wings beat Boston Bruins 4–2Defense
1,888Feb 7, 1954Detroit Red Wings and Boston Bruins tied 1–1Tie · defense
1,902Mar 16, 1954Boston Bruins beat Detroit Red Wings 4–2Defense
1,903Mar 18, 1954Boston Bruins and Detroit Red Wings tied 3–3Tie · defense
1,942Dec 16, 1954Detroit Red Wings beat Boston Bruins 4–2Title change
1,943Dec 18, 1954Detroit Red Wings beat Boston Bruins 4–1Defense
1,950Jan 6, 1955Detroit Red Wings and Boston Bruins tied 3–3Tie · defense
1,953Jan 13, 1955Detroit Red Wings beat Boston Bruins 4–0Defense
1,963Feb 3, 1955Boston Bruins and Detroit Red Wings tied 1–1Tie · defense
1,964Feb 5, 1955Boston Bruins beat Detroit Red Wings 8–4Defense
1,965Feb 6, 1955Boston Bruins and Detroit Red Wings tied 2–2Tie · defense
1,980Mar 16, 1955Detroit Red Wings beat Boston Bruins 5–4Defense
2,000Oct 22, 1955Boston Bruins and Detroit Red Wings tied 0–0Tie · defense
2,011Nov 13, 1955Boston Bruins and Detroit Red Wings tied 0–0Tie · defense
2,026Dec 22, 1955Detroit Red Wings beat Boston Bruins 3–2Defense
2,032Jan 8, 1956Detroit Red Wings beat Boston Bruins 4–3Defense
2,036Jan 19, 1956Detroit Red Wings beat Boston Bruins 4–2Defense
2,058Mar 13, 1956Boston Bruins beat Detroit Red Wings 4–0Defense
2,064Oct 21, 1956Detroit Red Wings and Boston Bruins tied 3–3Tie · defense
2,083Dec 6, 1956Detroit Red Wings beat Boston Bruins 3–2Defense
2,084Dec 8, 1956Boston Bruins beat Detroit Red Wings 5–3Title change
2,116Feb 17, 1957Detroit Red Wings beat Boston Bruins 6–2Defense
2,130Mar 21, 1957Boston Bruins beat Detroit Red Wings 2–0Defense
2,189Jan 25, 1958Boston Bruins beat Detroit Red Wings 5–3Defense
2,197Feb 13, 1958Boston Bruins beat Detroit Red Wings 5–0Title change
2,210Mar 16, 1958Detroit Red Wings beat Boston Bruins 6–3Defense
2,233Oct 23, 1958Detroit Red Wings beat Boston Bruins 3–1Defense
2,238Nov 1, 1958Boston Bruins beat Detroit Red Wings 3–1Title change
2,316Oct 22, 1959Detroit Red Wings beat Boston Bruins 4–1Defense
2,361Feb 11, 1960Boston Bruins beat Detroit Red Wings 3–2Title change
2,368Mar 1, 1960Detroit Red Wings beat Boston Bruins 3–2Title change
2,475Dec 14, 1961Detroit Red Wings beat Boston Bruins 5–0Defense
2,580Jan 27, 1963Detroit Red Wings beat Boston Bruins 5–3Title change
2,582Feb 2, 1963Detroit Red Wings and Boston Bruins tied 4–4Tie · defense
2,643Dec 19, 1963Detroit Red Wings beat Boston Bruins 3–0Defense
2,654Jan 16, 1964Boston Bruins beat Detroit Red Wings 5–1Title change
2,666Feb 8, 1964Detroit Red Wings beat Boston Bruins 3–2Title change
2,668Feb 13, 1964Detroit Red Wings beat Boston Bruins 4–1Defense
2,679Mar 8, 1964Detroit Red Wings beat Boston Bruins 5–3Title change
2,680Mar 12, 1964Detroit Red Wings beat Boston Bruins 2–1Defense
2,711Nov 10, 1964Boston Bruins and Detroit Red Wings tied 3–3Tie · defense
2,736Jan 7, 1965Boston Bruins beat Detroit Red Wings 5–2Title change
2,766Mar 18, 1965Detroit Red Wings beat Boston Bruins 10–3Title change
2,813Jan 6, 1966Detroit Red Wings beat Boston Bruins 5–3Defense
2,873Nov 20, 1966Boston Bruins beat Detroit Red Wings 5–2Defense
2,944Oct 19, 1967Boston Bruins beat Detroit Red Wings 6–3Title change
2,988Feb 4, 1968Boston Bruins beat Detroit Red Wings 5–4Title change
2,990Feb 10, 1968Boston Bruins and Detroit Red Wings tied 1–1Tie · defense
3,055Jan 23, 1969Boston Bruins and Detroit Red Wings tied 2–2Tie · defense
3,060Feb 2, 1969Boston Bruins beat Detroit Red Wings 4–2Defense
3,076Mar 5, 1969Boston Bruins and Detroit Red Wings tied 2–2Tie · defense
3,077Mar 8, 1969Detroit Red Wings beat Boston Bruins 7–4Title change
3,189Oct 11, 1970Boston Bruins beat Detroit Red Wings 7–3Defense
3,195Oct 29, 1970Detroit Red Wings beat Boston Bruins 5–3Title change
3,252Mar 16, 1971Boston Bruins beat Detroit Red Wings 11–4Defense
3,253Mar 18, 1971Boston Bruins beat Detroit Red Wings 7–3Defense
3,331Feb 5, 1972Boston Bruins beat Detroit Red Wings 3–2Defense
3,342Mar 4, 1972Boston Bruins beat Detroit Red Wings 5–4Defense
3,474Dec 22, 1973Detroit Red Wings beat Boston Bruins 4–2Title change
3,879Mar 9, 1978Boston Bruins and Detroit Red Wings tied 2–2Tie · defense
4,434Jan 11, 1984Boston Bruins beat Detroit Red Wings 7–2Defense
4,447Feb 5, 1984Detroit Red Wings beat Boston Bruins 6–5Title change
5,114Dec 4, 1990Boston Bruins beat Detroit Red Wings 5–4 (OT)Title change
5,826Dec 22, 1997Detroit Red Wings beat Boston Bruins 4–2Defense
6,134Dec 23, 2000Detroit Red Wings beat Boston Bruins 2–1 (OT)Title change
7,528Oct 29, 2016Boston Bruins beat Detroit Red Wings 1–0Title change
7,949Nov 4, 2021Boston Bruins beat Detroit Red Wings 5–1Defense

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