Belt game 1,037 · November 25, 1941
New York Rangers take the belt
New York Rangers beat Chicago Black Hawks 5–4 (OT) at home to start reign 428 of the NHL belt, the 48th for the franchise.
Chicago Black Hawks had held it since November 23, 1941, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
New York Rangers held it for 18 days and 4 defenses, then lost it to Toronto Maple Leafs on December 13, 1941.
428Reign number
48Team's reign
4Defenses
18Days held
Box score
New York Rangers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryan Hextall | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mac Colville | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Watson | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Norm Burns | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Alex Shibicky | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Lynn Patrick | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Alf Pike | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Neil Colville | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Grant Warwick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Norm Tustin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Art Coulter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ott Heller | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Babe Pratt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Juzda | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Henry | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Chicago Black Hawks
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cully Dahlstrom | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Hergesheimer | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Earl Seibert | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Alex Kaleta | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mush March | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Joe Cooper | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| George Allen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Bentley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Carse | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Thoms | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Joe Papike | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Carse | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Art Wiebe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| John Mariucci | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Sam LoPresti | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: the NHL's own game center.