Belt game 1,462 · November 10, 1948
New York Rangers take the belt
New York Rangers beat Chicago Black Hawks 4–3 at home to start reign 588 of the NHL belt, the 69th for the franchise.
Chicago Black Hawks had held it since November 7, 1948, with 0 defenses over 3 days.
New York Rangers held it for 3 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Montréal Canadiens on November 13, 1948.
588Reign number
69Team's reign
0Defenses
3Days held
Box score
New York Rangers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Raleigh | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Edgar Laprade | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Clint Albright | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Pentti Lund | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Eddie Kullman | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tony Leswick | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Moe | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Neil Colville | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Nick Mickoski | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dunc Fisher | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Alex Kaleta | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Fred Shero | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Wally Stanowski | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Moe Morris | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Chuck Rayner | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Chicago Black Hawks
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roy Conacher | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Bentley | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gaye Stewart | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Conacher | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Metro Prystai | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Adam Brown | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ralph Nattrass | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Mosienko | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gus Bodnar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Red Hamill | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bep Guidolin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Goldham | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ernie Dickens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Gadsby | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug McCaig | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Henry | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: the NHL's own game center.