Belt game 392 · January 12, 1930
New York Americans take the belt
New York Americans beat Boston Bruins 3–2 at home to start reign 172 of the NHL belt, the 10th for the franchise.
Boston Bruins had held it since December 3, 1929, with 13 defenses over 40 days.
New York Americans held it for 4 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Montreal Maroons on January 16, 1930.
172Reign number
10Team's reign
0Defenses
4Days held
Box score
New York Americans
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Sheppard | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Normie Himes | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Billy Boyd | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Charley McVeigh | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Holmes | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Lionel Conacher | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| George Massecar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Roy Burmister | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| George Patterson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Leo Reise | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Joe Simpson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Brydge | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Roy Worters | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Boston Bruins
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dit Clapper | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Cooney Weiland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mickey MacKay | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Hutton | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Percy Galbraith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dutch Gainor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Harry Oliver | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Carson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Marty Barry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Eddie Shore | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Lionel Hitchman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| George Owen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tiny Thompson | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: the NHL's own game center.