Belt game 959 · March 12, 1940
Boston Bruins take the belt
Boston Bruins beat New York Rangers 2–1 at home to start reign 393 of the NHL belt, the 53rd for the franchise.
New York Rangers had held it since March 10, 1940, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Boston Bruins held it for 7 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to New York Rangers on March 19, 1940.
393Reign number
53Team's reign
2Defenses
7Days held
Box score
Boston Bruins
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Wiseman | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Milt Schmidt | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Bauer | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Art Jackson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Herb Cain | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dit Clapper | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Roy Conacher | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Cowley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Red Hamill | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Woody Dumart | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mel Hill | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jack Crawford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Des Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jack Shewchuk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Frank Brimsek | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
New York Rangers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Watson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ott Heller | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Alex Shibicky | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Neil Colville | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dutch Hiller | 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 | — | — |
| Bryan Hextall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Kilby MacDonald | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Alf Pike | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Johnny Polich | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Art Coulter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Babe Pratt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Kerr | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: the NHL's own game center.