Belt game 655 · January 20, 1935
New York Rangers take the belt
New York Rangers beat Montréal Canadiens 7–1 at home to start reign 272 of the NHL belt, the 19th for the franchise.
Montréal Canadiens had held it since January 19, 1935, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
New York Rangers held it for 18 days and 7 defenses, then lost it to New York Americans on February 7, 1935.
272Reign number
19Team's reign
7Defenses
18Days held
Box score
New York Rangers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Cook | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Frank Boucher | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Earl Seibert | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Fred Cook | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Murray Murdoch | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Cecil Dillon | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Butch Keeling | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Art Somers | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bert Connelly | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ivan Johnson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ott Heller | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Charlie Mason | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Lynn Patrick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Harold Starr | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Kerr | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aurel Joliat | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Wildor Larochelle | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Roger Jenkins | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Pit Lepine | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Nels Crutchfield | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jack Riley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Johnny Gagnon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jack McGill | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Armand Mondou | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Leroy Goldsworthy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Sylvio Mantha | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gerry Carson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Georges Mantha | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tony Savage | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Wilf Cude | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: the NHL's own game center.