Belt game 978 · November 23, 1940
Boston Bruins take the belt
Boston Bruins beat New York Rangers 2–1 on the road to start reign 399 of the NHL belt, the 55th for the franchise.
New York Rangers had held it since April 11, 1940, with 5 defenses over 226 days.
Boston Bruins held it for 3 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Montréal Canadiens on November 26, 1940.
399Reign number
55Team's reign
1Defenses
3Days held
Box score
New York Rangers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Watson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dutch Hiller | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bryan Hextall | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Alex Shibicky | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mac Colville | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Neil Colville | 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 | — | — |
| Kilby MacDonald | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Alf Pike | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ott Heller | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Babe Pratt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Muzz Patrick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Kerr | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Boston Bruins
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roy Conacher | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Cowley | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mel Hill | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Flash Hollett | 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 | — | — |
| Eddie Wiseman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Milt Schmidt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Art Jackson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Bauer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jack Crawford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Des Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jack Shewchuk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Frank Brimsek | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: the NHL's own game center.