Belt game 822 · February 1, 1938
New York Rangers take the belt
New York Rangers beat Chicago Black Hawks 6–1 at home to start reign 344 of the NHL belt, the 28th for the franchise.
Chicago Black Hawks had held it since January 23, 1938, with 2 defenses over 9 days.
New York Rangers held it for 16 days and 4 defenses, then lost it to Boston Bruins on February 17, 1938.
344Reign number
28Team's reign
4Defenses
16Days held
Box score
New York Rangers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Shibicky | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Neil Colville | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Watson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Lynn Patrick | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Butch Keeling | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Clint Smith | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Art Coulter | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ott Heller | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mac Colville | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Cecil Dillon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bryan Hextall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Kirk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Babe Pratt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Joe Cooper | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Kerr | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Chicago Black Hawks
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Gottselig | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Carl Voss | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Roger Jenkins | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jack Shill | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mush March | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Thompson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Doc Romnes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Cully Dahlstrom | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Art Wiebe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill MacKenzie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Alex Levinsky | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Virgil Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Earl Seibert | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Karakas | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: the NHL's own game center.