Belt game 1,009 · February 11, 1941
Montréal Canadiens take the belt
Montréal Canadiens beat New York Rangers 6–2 at home to start reign 417 of the NHL belt, the 61st for the franchise.
New York Rangers had held it since February 6, 1941, with 1 defense over 5 days.
Montréal Canadiens held it for 4 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Boston Bruins on February 15, 1941.
417Reign number
61Team's reign
1Defenses
4Days held
Box score
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Benoit | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Toe Blake | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Elmer Lach | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| John Adams | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Red Goupille | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Charlie Sands | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Murph Chamberlain | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| John Quilty | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jack Portland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Reardon | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tony Graboski | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim O'Neil | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tony Demers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Georges Mantha | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bert Gardiner | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
New York Rangers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Art Coulter | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Alex Shibicky | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dutch Hiller | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Stan Smith | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Neil Colville | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mac Colville | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Lynn Patrick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Clint Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bryan Hextall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Kilby MacDonald | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Alf Pike | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ott Heller | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Babe Pratt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Muzz Patrick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Kerr | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: the NHL's own game center.