Belt game 938 · January 21, 1940
New York Americans take the belt
New York Americans beat Chicago Black Hawks 2–1 on the road to start reign 384 of the NHL belt, the 30th for the franchise.
Chicago Black Hawks had held it since January 14, 1940, with 0 defenses over 7 days.
New York Americans held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to New York Rangers on January 23, 1940.
384Reign number
30Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Chicago Black Hawks
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Hergesheimer | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Cully Dahlstrom | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Joe Cooper | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mush March | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| George Allen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Johnny Gottselig | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Carse | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Thoms | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Bentley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ab DeMarco | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Joffre Desilets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Art Wiebe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Des Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Earl Seibert | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Goodman | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
New York Americans
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lorne Carr | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Art Chapman | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Anderson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Hooley Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Charlie Conacher | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Eddie Wiseman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Busher Jackson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| John Sorrell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Buzz Boll | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Murray Armstrong | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Johnny Gagnon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Nels Stewart | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Allan Murray | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Wilf Field | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Earl Robertson | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: the NHL's own game center.
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