Belt game 340 · January 1, 1929
New York Rangers take the belt
New York Rangers beat Toronto Maple Leafs 3–2 on the road to start reign 158 of the NHL belt, the 5th for the franchise.
Toronto Maple Leafs had held it since December 27, 1928, with 1 defense over 5 days.
New York Rangers held it for 14 days and 4 defenses, then lost it to Boston Bruins on January 15, 1929.
158Reign number
5Team's reign
4Defenses
14Days held
Box score
Toronto Maple Leafs
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Horne | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Andy Blair | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Art Smith | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Carl Voss | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Carson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ace Bailey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Danny Cox | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gerry Lowrey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Art Duncan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Hap Day | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Lorne Chabot | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Benny Grant | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
New York Rangers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Cook | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Frank Boucher | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Fred Cook | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Murray Murdoch | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Thompson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Butch Keeling | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Russell Oatman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Leo Bourgeault | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Clarence Abel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Myles Lane | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| John Ross Roach | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: the NHL's own game center.