Belt game 990 · December 22, 1940
Chicago Black Hawks take the belt
Chicago Black Hawks beat New York Rangers 3–1 (OT) at home to start reign 408 of the NHL belt, the 33rd for the franchise.
New York Rangers had held it since December 19, 1940, with 0 defenses over 3 days.
Chicago Black Hawks held it for 4 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Montréal Canadiens on December 26, 1940.
408Reign number
33Team's reign
1Defenses
4Days held
Box score
Chicago Black Hawks
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mush March | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| George Allen | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Carse | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Bentley | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Max Bentley | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Earl Seibert | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Pep Kelly | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Johnny Gottselig | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Hergesheimer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Thoms | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| John Chad | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Art Wiebe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Joe Cooper | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| John Mariucci | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Goodman | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
New York Rangers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neil Colville | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Lynn Patrick | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Alex Shibicky | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mac Colville | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Watson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dutch Hiller | 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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Johnny Polich | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ott Heller | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Babe Pratt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Kerr | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
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