Belt game 878 · January 22, 1939
New York Rangers take the belt
New York Rangers beat Montréal Canadiens 7–3 at home to start reign 368 of the NHL belt, the 32nd for the franchise.
Montréal Canadiens had held it since January 19, 1939, with 0 defenses over 3 days.
New York Rangers held it for 4 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to New York Americans on January 26, 1939.
368Reign number
32Team's reign
0Defenses
4Days held
Box score
New York Rangers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mac Colville | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| George Allen | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Alex Shibicky | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ott Heller | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Babe Pratt | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Neil Colville | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Watson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Lynn Patrick | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Clint Smith | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Art Coulter | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Cecil Dillon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bryan Hextall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Kerr | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lou Trudel | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Rod Lorrain | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Toe Blake | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Haynes | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Johnny Gagnon | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Armand Mondou | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Babe Siebert | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Polly Drouin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Herb Cain | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Summerhill | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Cy Wentworth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Walt Buswell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Stewart Evans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Red Goupille | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Wilf Cude | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: the NHL's own game center.