Belt game 859 · December 8, 1938
New York Rangers take the belt
New York Rangers beat Montréal Canadiens 6–5 on the road to start reign 357 of the NHL belt, the 30th for the franchise.
Montréal Canadiens had held it since December 1, 1938, with 1 defense over 7 days.
New York Rangers held it for 3 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Boston Bruins on December 11, 1938.
357Reign number
30Team's reign
0Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Summerhill | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Herb Cain | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Johnny Gagnon | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Stewart Evans | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Polly Drouin | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| George Brown | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Walt Buswell | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Babe Siebert | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Rod Lorrain | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Toe Blake | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Haynes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jimmy Ward | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Cy Wentworth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Georges Mantha | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Claude Bourque | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
New York Rangers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cecil Dillon | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Lynn Patrick | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Clint Smith | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bryan Hextall | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Watson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Art Coulter | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ott Heller | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Babe Pratt | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 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 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dutch Hiller | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Muzz Patrick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Molyneaux | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Kerr | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: the NHL's own game center.