Belt game 1,014 · February 25, 1941
New York Rangers take the belt
New York Rangers beat Boston Bruins 2–0 on the road to start reign 419 of the NHL belt, the 45th for the franchise.
Boston Bruins had held it since February 15, 1941, with 2 defenses over 10 days.
New York Rangers held it for 5 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Detroit Red Wings on March 2, 1941.
419Reign number
45Team's reign
2Defenses
5Days held
Box score
Boston Bruins
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herb Cain | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dit Clapper | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Eddie Wiseman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Roy Conacher | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Cowley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mel Hill | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Woody Dumart | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Milt Schmidt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Art Jackson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Bauer | 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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Frank Brimsek | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
New York Rangers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Babe Pratt | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dutch Hiller | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Lynn Patrick | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bryan Hextall | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Alex Shibicky | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mac Colville | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Neil Colville | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Watson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Clint Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Kilby MacDonald | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Alf Pike | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Art Coulter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ott Heller | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Muzz Patrick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Kerr | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: the NHL's own game center.