Belt game 1,349 · January 18, 1947
Montréal Canadiens take the belt
Montréal Canadiens beat New York Rangers 6–2 at home to start reign 541 of the NHL belt, the 87th for the franchise.
New York Rangers had held it since January 12, 1947, with 1 defense over 6 days.
Montréal Canadiens held it for 15 days and 6 defenses, then lost it to New York Rangers on February 2, 1947.
541Reign number
87Team's reign
6Defenses
15Days held
Box score
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Reay | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jimmy Peters | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Murph Chamberlain | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Roger Leger | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Toe Blake | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Maurice Richard | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Elmer Lach | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Leo Lamoureux | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Fillion | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Buddy O'Connor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| George Allen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Mosdell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Leo Gravelle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Butch Bouchard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Glen Harmon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Durnan | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
New York Rangers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rene Trudell | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Grant Warwick | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Alf Pike | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Joe Levandoski | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Juzda | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Neil Colville | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Watson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Edgar Laprade | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bryan Hextall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ab DeMarco | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tony Leswick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Joe Bell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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.