Belt game 1,007 · February 6, 1941
New York Rangers take the belt
New York Rangers beat Chicago Black Hawks 6–2 at home to start reign 416 of the NHL belt, the 44th for the franchise.
Chicago Black Hawks had held it since February 2, 1941, with 0 defenses over 4 days.
New York Rangers held it for 5 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Montréal Canadiens on February 11, 1941.
416Reign number
44Team's reign
1Defenses
5Days held
Box score
New York Rangers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clint Smith | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bryan Hextall | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Alex Shibicky | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dutch Hiller | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Lynn Patrick | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Alf Pike | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Stan Smith | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Art Coulter | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ott Heller | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mac Colville | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Neil Colville | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Kilby MacDonald | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Babe Pratt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Muzz Patrick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Kerr | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Chicago Black Hawks
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Thoms | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| John Chad | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Bentley | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mush March | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| George Allen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Hergesheimer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Cully Dahlstrom | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Carse | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Max Bentley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Art Wiebe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Joe Cooper | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| John Mariucci | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Earl Seibert | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Sam LoPresti | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: the NHL's own game center.