Belt game 963 · March 21, 1940 · playoffs
Boston Bruins take the belt
Boston Bruins beat New York Rangers 4–2 at home to start reign 395 of the NHL belt, the 54th for the franchise.
New York Rangers had held it since March 19, 1940, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Boston Bruins held it for 5 days and 1 defense, then lost it to New York Rangers on March 26, 1940.
395Reign number
54Team's reign
1Defenses
5Days held
Box score
Boston Bruins
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herb Cain | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dit Clapper | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Art Jackson | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Eddie Wiseman | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Roy Conacher | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Woody Dumart | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Flash Hollett | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Cowley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Milt Schmidt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mel Hill | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Bauer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jack Crawford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Des Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jack Shewchuk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Frank Brimsek | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | — |
New York Rangers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mac Colville | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Neil Colville | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dutch Hiller | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Alex Shibicky | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Watson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Lynn Patrick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bryan Hextall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Kilby MacDonald | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Alf Pike | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Art Coulter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ott Heller | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Babe Pratt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Muzz Patrick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Kerr | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | — |
Box scores: the NHL's own game center.