Belt game 994 · December 31, 1940
New York Americans take the belt
New York Americans beat Montréal Canadiens 4–2 at home to start reign 410 of the NHL belt, the 32nd for the franchise.
Montréal Canadiens had held it since December 26, 1940, with 1 defense over 5 days.
New York Americans held it for 5 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to New York Rangers on January 5, 1941.
410Reign number
32Team's reign
0Defenses
5Days held
Box score
New York Americans
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Murray Armstrong | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Norm Larson | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Pat Egan | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Charlie Conacher | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Buzz Boll | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Fred Hunt | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Hooley Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Anderson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Lorne Carr | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Busher Jackson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| John Sorrell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Wilf Field | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Peter Slobodian | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Earl Robertson | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Polly Drouin | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Charlie Sands | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Murph Chamberlain | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tony Demers | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Joe Benoit | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Toe Blake | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Elmer Lach | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| John Adams | 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jack Portland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Reardon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Alex Singbush | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bert Gardiner | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: the NHL's own game center.
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