Belt game 939 · January 23, 1940
New York Rangers take the belt
New York Rangers beat New York Americans 5–3 on the road to start reign 385 of the NHL belt, the 36th for the franchise.
New York Americans had held it since January 21, 1940, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
New York Rangers held it for 9 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Detroit Red Wings on February 1, 1940.
385Reign number
36Team's reign
2Defenses
9Days held
Box score
New York Americans
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Conacher | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Buzz Boll | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Murray Armstrong | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Busher Jackson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| John Sorrell | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Hooley Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Art Chapman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Anderson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Lorne Carr | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Eddie Wiseman | 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Earl Robertson | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
New York Rangers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lynn Patrick | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Clint Smith | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Kilby MacDonald | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Watson | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bryan Hextall | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ott Heller | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mac Colville | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Neil Colville | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dutch Hiller | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Alf Pike | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Art Coulter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Babe Pratt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Muzz Patrick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Kerr | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: the NHL's own game center.