Belt game 1,049 · December 31, 1941
New York Rangers take the belt
New York Rangers beat Brooklyn Americans 4–3 on the road to start reign 433 of the NHL belt, the 49th for the franchise.
Brooklyn Americans had held it since December 28, 1941, with 0 defenses over 3 days.
New York Rangers held it for 17 days and 3 defenses, then lost it to Montréal Canadiens on January 17, 1942.
433Reign number
49Team's reign
3Defenses
17Days held
Box score
Brooklyn Americans
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Egan | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Anderson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Murray Armstrong | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Benson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Fred Thurier | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Norm Larson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Joe Krol | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Harry Watson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mel Hill | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Buzz Boll | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gus Marker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Mosdell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Wilf Field | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Chuck Rayner | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
New York Rangers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Watson | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Lynn Patrick | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bryan Hextall | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Clint Smith | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Alan Kuntz | 0 | 1 | 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 | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Norm Burns | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Alf Pike | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Art Coulter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ott Heller | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Babe Pratt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Henry | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: the NHL's own game center.