Belt game 1,347 · January 12, 1947
New York Rangers take the belt
New York Rangers beat Toronto Maple Leafs 3–2 at home to start reign 540 of the NHL belt, the 61st for the franchise.
Toronto Maple Leafs had held it since January 11, 1947, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
New York Rangers held it for 6 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Montréal Canadiens on January 18, 1947.
540Reign number
61Team's reign
1Defenses
6Days held
Box score
New York Rangers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edgar Laprade | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Cal Gardner | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tony Leswick | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Joe Bell | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Joe Cooper | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Rene Trudell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Neil Colville | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Watson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Grant Warwick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bryan Hextall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Joe Levandoski | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ab DeMarco | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Hal Laycoe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Juzda | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Moe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Chuck Rayner | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Toronto Maple Leafs
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bud Poile | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gaye Stewart | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Metz | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Nick Metz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gus Bodnar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ted Kennedy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Syl Apps | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Ezinicki | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Howie Meeker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Joe Klukay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Wally Stanowski | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gus Mortson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jimmy Thomson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Turk Broda | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
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