Belt game 1,356 · February 2, 1947
New York Rangers take the belt
New York Rangers beat Montréal Canadiens 7–1 at home to start reign 542 of the NHL belt, the 62nd for the franchise.
Montréal Canadiens had held it since January 18, 1947, with 6 defenses over 15 days.
New York Rangers held it for 7 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Detroit Red Wings on February 9, 1947.
542Reign number
62Team's reign
1Defenses
7Days held
Box score
New York Rangers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edgar Laprade | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Juzda | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Rene Trudell | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Neil Colville | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Grant Warwick | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bryan Hextall | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ab DeMarco | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Church Russell | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tony Leswick | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Joe Bell | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Moe | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Watson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Cal Gardner | 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 | — | — |
| Chuck Rayner | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Butch Bouchard | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Fillion | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Toe Blake | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Maurice Richard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Buddy O'Connor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Murph Chamberlain | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Billy Reay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| George Allen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Elmer Lach | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Mosdell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jimmy Peters | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Leo Gravelle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Glen Harmon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Roger Leger | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Durnan | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: the NHL's own game center.