Belt game 1,054 · January 18, 1942
New York Rangers take the belt
New York Rangers beat Montréal Canadiens 5–4 (OT) at home to start reign 435 of the NHL belt, the 50th for the franchise.
Montréal Canadiens had held it since January 17, 1942, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
New York Rangers held it for 20 days and 6 defenses, then lost it to Toronto Maple Leafs on February 7, 1942.
435Reign number
50Team's reign
6Defenses
20Days held
Box score
New York Rangers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Watson | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Alex Shibicky | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Neil Colville | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bryan Hextall | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Lynn Patrick | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Alf Pike | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Art Coulter | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Babe Pratt | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mac Colville | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Grant Warwick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Clint Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Alan Kuntz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Juzda | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Henry | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Benoit | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Toe Blake | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Charlie Sands | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Murph Chamberlain | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| John Quilty | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Buddy O'Connor | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jack Portland | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ray Getliffe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bunny Dame | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Pete Morin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gerry Heffernan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Red Goupille | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Reardon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Butch Bouchard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Bibeault | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: the NHL's own game center.