Belt game 1,315 · October 23, 1946
New York Rangers take the belt
New York Rangers beat Montréal Canadiens 4–1 on the road to start reign 523 of the NHL belt, the 57th for the franchise.
Montréal Canadiens had held it since October 17, 1946, with 1 defense over 6 days.
New York Rangers held it for 3 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Boston Bruins on October 26, 1946.
523Reign number
57Team's reign
0Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glen Harmon | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Fillion | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Toe Blake | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Maurice Richard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Billy Reay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Joe Benoit | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| George Allen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Elmer Lach | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Mosdell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jimmy Peters | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Frank Eddolls | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Butch Bouchard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Reardon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Durnan | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
New York Rangers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rene Trudell | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Neil Colville | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Watson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Grant Warwick | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Edgar Laprade | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bryan Hextall | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Alf Pike | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Cal Gardner | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean-Paul Lamirande | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mac Colville | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ab DeMarco | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tony Leswick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Hal Laycoe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Joe Cooper | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Moe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Chuck Rayner | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: the NHL's own game center.