Belt game 853 · November 17, 1938
New York Rangers take the belt
New York Rangers beat Chicago Black Hawks 1–0 on the road to start reign 354 of the NHL belt, the 29th for the franchise.
Chicago Black Hawks had held it since April 10, 1938, with 5 defenses over 221 days.
New York Rangers held it for 5 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Boston Bruins on November 22, 1938.
354Reign number
29Team's reign
1Defenses
5Days held
Box score
Chicago Black Hawks
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mush March | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Thompson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Johnny Gottselig | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Russ Blinco | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Earl Robinson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Doc Romnes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Besler | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Cully Dahlstrom | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Roger Jenkins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Joffre Desilets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Art Wiebe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill MacKenzie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Alex Levinsky | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Baldy Northcott | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Earl Seibert | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Karakas | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
New York Rangers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Watson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bryan Hextall | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Babe Pratt | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Alex Shibicky | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mac Colville | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Neil Colville | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Cecil Dillon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Lynn Patrick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Clint Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dutch Hiller | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Art Coulter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ott Heller | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Muzz Patrick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Molyneaux | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Kerr | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: the NHL's own game center.