Belt game 981 · November 30, 1940
New York Rangers take the belt
New York Rangers beat Montréal Canadiens 6–1 at home to start reign 401 of the NHL belt, the 41st for the franchise.
Montréal Canadiens had held it since November 26, 1940, with 0 defenses over 4 days.
New York Rangers held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Chicago Blackhawks on December 1, 1940.
401Reign number
41Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
New York Rangers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Watson | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Neil Colville | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bryan Hextall | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Alf Pike | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mac Colville | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dutch Hiller | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Lynn Patrick | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Herb Foster | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ott Heller | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Babe Pratt | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Muzz Patrick | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Clint Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Kilby MacDonald | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Kerr | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Getliffe | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tony Demers | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Alex Singbush | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Joe Benoit | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Toe Blake | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Lou Trudel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Charlie Sands | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Haynes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Elmer Lach | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| John Quilty | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tony Graboski | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Red Goupille | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jack Portland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Reardon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bert Gardiner | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: the NHL's own game center.