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Nels Stewart

Played in 160 belt games from November 28, 1925 to March 10, 1940, winning 68. Helped take the belt 34 times.

160Belt games
68–73–19Record
34Title-winning games
0.8PTS per belt game

Belt-game totals: 123 PTS, 71 G, 52 A, 231 PIM.

DateGameW/LGAPTS+/-PIMSOGHITSVSA
Mar 10, 1940New York Americans at New York RangersLost the belt · 4–2L0000200——
Mar 9, 1940New York Americans at Boston BruinsTook the belt · 4–2W0000000——
Mar 7, 1940New York Americans vs. Boston BruinsChallenger, lost · 2–1L0000000——
Feb 18, 1940New York Americans vs. Chicago Black HawksTied the holder · 1–1T0000000——
Feb 6, 1940New York Americans vs. Detroit Red WingsChallenger, lost · 3–1L0110000——
Jan 28, 1940New York Americans at New York RangersChallenger, lost · 4–2L0000200——
Jan 23, 1940New York Americans vs. New York RangersLost the belt · 5–3L0000000——
Jan 21, 1940New York Americans at Chicago Black HawksTook the belt · 2–1W0000000——
Jan 4, 1940New York Americans vs. New York RangersChallenger, lost · 6–2L1010000——
Dec 31, 1939New York Americans at New York RangersChallenger, lost · 5–2L0000000——
Mar 9, 1939New York Americans vs. Boston BruinsChallenger, lost · 9–6L1120000——
Mar 5, 1939New York Americans vs. Detroit Red WingsChallenger, lost · 4–2L0000000——
Mar 2, 1939New York Americans at Detroit Red WingsChallenger, lost · 7–3L0110000——
Jan 31, 1939New York Americans at Boston BruinsTied the holder · 2–2T0000000——
Jan 29, 1939New York Americans vs. Boston BruinsLost the belt · 3–2L01101500——
Jan 26, 1939New York Americans at New York RangersTook the belt · 1–0W0110000——
Jan 3, 1939New York Americans at Boston BruinsLost the belt · 2–1L1010000——
Jan 1, 1939New York Americans vs. Toronto Maple LeafsKept the belt · 5–1W0110000——
Dec 31, 1938New York Americans at Toronto Maple LeafsKept the belt · 3–2W0000000——
Dec 29, 1938New York Americans vs. Boston BruinsTook the belt · 4–2W0110000——
Dec 20, 1938New York Americans at Boston BruinsChallenger, lost · 3–0L0000000——
Nov 27, 1938New York Americans at Boston BruinsChallenger, lost · 8–2L1010000——
Nov 3, 1938New York Americans at Chicago Black HawksChallenger, lost · 6–1L0000200——
Apr 3, 1938New York Americans vs. Chicago Black HawksChallenger, lost · 3–2L0110000——
Mar 31, 1938New York Americans at Chicago Black HawksLost the belt · 1–0L0000000——
Mar 29, 1938New York Americans vs. Chicago Black HawksTook the belt · 3–1W1010000——
Jan 20, 1938New York Americans vs. Toronto Maple LeafsTied the holder · 1–1T0000000——
Dec 28, 1937New York Americans vs. Toronto Maple LeafsLost the belt · 3–0L0000000——
Dec 26, 1937New York Americans at Boston BruinsTook the belt · 3–1W0000000——
Dec 25, 1937New York Americans vs. Boston BruinsChallenger, lost · 1–0L0000000——
Dec 12, 1937New York Americans vs. Montréal CanadiensTied the holder · 4–4T0330200——
Dec 11, 1937New York Americans at Montréal CanadiensChallenger, lost · 4–3L0110200——
Nov 28, 1937New York Americans at Boston BruinsTied the holder · 3–3T3030000——
Mar 20, 1937New York Americans at Montreal MaroonsChallenger, lost · 8–4L1120000——
Mar 14, 1937New York Americans vs. Montreal MaroonsChallenger, lost · 6–4L1230000——
Feb 16, 1937New York Americans vs. Montréal CanadiensLost the belt · 2–1L1010200——
Feb 14, 1937New York Americans at New York RangersKept the belt · 5–4W0000000——
Feb 9, 1937New York Americans vs. Detroit Red WingsTook the belt · 3–2W0000000——
Jan 31, 1937New York Americans vs. Montréal CanadiensLost the belt · 3–2L1120200——
Jan 30, 1937New York Americans at Montréal CanadiensTook the belt · 4–0W2020000——
Jan 26, 1937New York Americans vs. Chicago Black HawksLost the belt · 9–0L0000000——
Jan 24, 1937New York Americans at Boston BruinsKept the belt · 6–6T2020000——
Jan 21, 1937New York Americans vs. Toronto Maple LeafsTook the belt · 6–3W0110000——
Jan 17, 1937New York Americans vs. Boston BruinsLost the belt · 3–0L0000000——
Jan 12, 1937New York Americans vs. Montreal MaroonsTook the belt · 4–0W0000000——
Dec 20, 1936Boston Bruins at Detroit Red WingsLost the belt · 4–3L0000000——
Dec 17, 1936Boston Bruins at Montreal MaroonsTook the belt · 5–0W0000000——
Mar 15, 1936New York Americans vs. New York RangersLost the belt · 2–1L1010200——
Mar 10, 1936New York Americans vs. Toronto Maple LeafsTook the belt · 3–2W0110000——
Jan 11, 1936New York Americans at Montreal MaroonsChallenger, lost · 3–2L0000000——

Newest 50 of 160 belt games shown.

By season

SeasonTeamGW–LTitle winsPTSGASV
1939–40New York Americans102–7–12211—
1938–39New York Americans134–8–12936—
1937–38New York Americans102–5–32945—
1936–37New York Americans146–7–151385—
1935–36New York Americans62–42422—
1934–35Boston Bruins169–4–321486—
1933–34Boston Bruins115–4–221798—
1932–33Boston Bruins2312–7–4619811—
1931–32Montreal Maroons114–5–22990—
1930–31Montreal Maroons82–61312—
1929–30Montreal Maroons52–2–11312—
1928–29Montreal Maroons10–10000—
1927–28Montreal Maroons158–6–13963—
1926–27Montreal Maroons73–42440—
1925–26Montreal Maroons107–32871—

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