Belt game 474 · November 12, 1931
New York Rangers take the belt
New York Rangers beat Montréal Canadiens 4–1 on the road to start reign 202 of the NHL belt, the 9th for the franchise.
Montréal Canadiens had held it since April 11, 1931, with 1 defense over 215 days.
New York Rangers held it for 3 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Detroit Red Wings on November 15, 1931.
202Reign number
9Team's reign
0Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aurel Joliat | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Howie Morenz | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Armand Mondou | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Nick Wasnie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Pit Lepine | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Wildor Larochelle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Johnny Gagnon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gus Rivers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Sylvio Mantha | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Marty Burke | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Albert Leduc | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dunc Munro | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Georges Mantha | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| George Hainsworth | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
New York Rangers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Art Somers | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Cecil Dillon | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Cook | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dutch Gainor | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Butch Keeling | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Hib Milks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Fred Cook | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Frank Boucher | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Murray Murdoch | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Vic Desjardins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Earl Seibert | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ivan Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Brennan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| John Ross Roach | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: the NHL's own game center.