Belt game 1,131 · February 21, 1943
New York Rangers take the belt
New York Rangers beat Montréal Canadiens 6–1 at home to start reign 463 of the NHL belt, the 54th for the franchise.
Montréal Canadiens had held it since February 18, 1943, with 1 defense over 3 days.
New York Rangers held it for 6 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Detroit Red Wings on February 27, 1943.
463Reign number
54Team's reign
1Defenses
6Days held
Box score
New York Rangers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gus Mancuso | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Joe Shack | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Watson | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Clint Smith | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bryan Hextall | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Alf Pike | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Grant Warwick | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Hank Goldup | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Billy Warwick | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Billy Gooden | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Vic Myles | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Kirkpatrick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Lynn Patrick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Beveridge | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toe Blake | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Elmer Lach | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dutch Hiller | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Leo Lamoureux | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Charlie Sands | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Buddy O'Connor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ray Getliffe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gordie Drillon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Marcel Dheere | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jack Portland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Glen Harmon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Charlie Phillips | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Butch Bouchard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Bibeault | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: the NHL's own game center.