Belt game 1,404 · December 13, 1947
New York Rangers take the belt
New York Rangers beat Toronto Maple Leafs 4–1 on the road to start reign 564 of the NHL belt, the 65th for the franchise.
Toronto Maple Leafs had held it since December 3, 1947, with 3 defenses over 10 days.
New York Rangers held it for 8 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Montréal Canadiens on December 21, 1947.
564Reign number
65Team's reign
2Defenses
8Days held
Box score
Toronto Maple Leafs
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max Bentley | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Joe Klukay | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Cy Thomas | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Harry Watson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Nick Metz | 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Vic Lynn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Howie Meeker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Wally Stanowski | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Garth Boesch | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gus Mortson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jimmy Thomson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Barilko | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Turk Broda | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
New York Rangers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rene Trudell | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Eddie Kullman | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Neil Colville | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Edgar Laprade | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Cal Gardner | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tony Leswick | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Juzda | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Moe | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Buddy O'Connor | 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 | — | — |
| Don Raleigh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Church Russell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Frank Eddolls | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Henry | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: the NHL's own game center.