Belt game 488 · December 27, 1931
New York Rangers take the belt
New York Rangers beat Chicago Black Hawks 3–1 at home to start reign 208 of the NHL belt, the 11th for the franchise.
Chicago Black Hawks had held it since December 20, 1931, with 1 defense over 7 days.
New York Rangers held it for 11 days and 3 defenses, then lost it to Montreal Maroons on January 7, 1932.
208Reign number
11Team's reign
3Defenses
11Days held
Box score
New York Rangers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cecil Dillon | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Cook | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Fred Cook | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Murray Murdoch | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Art Somers | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Brennan | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Hib Milks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Frank Boucher | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dutch Gainor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Butch Keeling | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Vic Desjardins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Earl Seibert | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ivan Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| John Ross Roach | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Chicago Black Hawks
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Cook | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Vic Ripley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mush March | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Thompson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Rosie Couture | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gerry Lowrey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Lou Holmes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Johnny Gottselig | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Stew Adams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Doc Romnes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Clarence Abel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Cy Wentworth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ted Graham | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| George Boucher | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Charlie Gardiner | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: the NHL's own game center.