Belt game 972 · April 11, 1940 · playoffs
New York Rangers take the belt
New York Rangers beat Toronto Maple Leafs 2–1 (2OT) on the road to start reign 398 of the NHL belt, the 40th for the franchise.
Toronto Maple Leafs had held it since April 6, 1940, with 1 defense over 5 days.
New York Rangers held it for 226 days and 5 defenses, then lost it to Boston Bruins on November 23, 1940.
398Reign number
40Team's reign
5Defenses
226Days held
Box score
Toronto Maple Leafs
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Syl Apps | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Davidson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Murph Chamberlain | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gordie Drillon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gus Marker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Nick Metz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Metz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Billy Taylor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Pete Langelle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Hank Goldup | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bucko McDonald | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Reg Hamilton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bingo Kampman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Wally Stanowski | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Turk Broda | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | — |
New York Rangers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neil Colville | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Alex Shibicky | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mac Colville | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Muzz Patrick | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Watson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 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 | 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ott Heller | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Babe Pratt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Kerr | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | — |
Box scores: the NHL's own game center.