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The 1938–39 season

62 belt games · 25 title changes

Chicago Blackhawks carried the belt into the 1938–39 season. It changed hands 25 times among 7 franchises, 4 of those in the playoffs, and Boston Bruins finished the season with it. Most defenses: Boston Bruins, 22.

Who held it, in order

BlackhawksRangersBruinsCanadiensRangersBruinsRangersMaple LeafsBruinsAmericansBruinsMaple LeafsBlackhawksBruinsCanadiensRangersAmericansBruinsRangersMaple LeafsRed WingsBruinsRangersBruinsMaple LeafsBruins

Every belt game

Belt gameDateResult
849Nov 3, 1938Chicago Blackhawks beat New York Americans 6–1Defense
850Nov 5, 1938Chicago Blackhawks beat Toronto Maple Leafs 2–0Defense
851Nov 6, 1938Chicago Blackhawks beat Montréal Canadiens 3–2Defense
852Nov 13, 1938Chicago Blackhawks beat Montréal Canadiens 4–3Defense
853Nov 17, 1938New York Rangers beat Chicago Blackhawks 1–0Title change
854Nov 20, 1938New York Rangers beat Montréal Canadiens 2–1Defense
855Nov 22, 1938Boston Bruins beat New York Rangers 4–2Title change
856Nov 27, 1938Boston Bruins beat New York Americans 8–2Defense
857Dec 1, 1938Montréal Canadiens beat Boston Bruins 2–0Title change
858Dec 3, 1938Montréal Canadiens beat Toronto Maple Leafs 3–1Defense
859Dec 8, 1938New York Rangers beat Montréal Canadiens 6–5Title change
860Dec 11, 1938Boston Bruins beat New York Rangers 3–0Title change
861Dec 13, 1938Boston Bruins beat Montréal Canadiens 3–2Defense
862Dec 15, 1938Boston Bruins beat Montréal Canadiens 1–0Defense
863Dec 18, 1938Boston Bruins beat Detroit Red Wings 2–0Defense
864Dec 20, 1938Boston Bruins beat New York Americans 3–0Defense
865Dec 25, 1938New York Rangers beat Boston Bruins 1–0Title change
866Dec 26, 1938Toronto Maple Leafs beat New York Rangers 2–0Title change
867Dec 27, 1938Boston Bruins beat Toronto Maple Leafs 8–2Title change
868Dec 29, 1938New York Americans beat Boston Bruins 4–2Title change
869Dec 31, 1938New York Americans beat Toronto Maple Leafs 3–2Defense
870Jan 1, 1939New York Americans beat Toronto Maple Leafs 5–1Defense
871Jan 3, 1939Boston Bruins beat New York Americans 2–1Title change
872Jan 5, 1939Boston Bruins beat Chicago Blackhawks 2–1Defense
873Jan 7, 1939Toronto Maple Leafs beat Boston Bruins 2–0Title change
874Jan 8, 1939Chicago Blackhawks beat Toronto Maple Leafs 1–0Title change
875Jan 10, 1939Boston Bruins beat Chicago Blackhawks 3–1Title change
876Jan 17, 1939Boston Bruins beat Toronto Maple Leafs 2–1Defense
877Jan 19, 1939Montréal Canadiens beat Boston Bruins 1–0Title change
878Jan 22, 1939New York Rangers beat Montréal Canadiens 7–3Title change
879Jan 26, 1939New York Americans beat New York Rangers 1–0Title change
880Jan 29, 1939Boston Bruins beat New York Americans 3–2Title change
881Jan 31, 1939Boston Bruins and New York Americans tied 2–2 (OT)Tie · defense
882Feb 2, 1939Boston Bruins beat Toronto Maple Leafs 2–1Defense
883Feb 5, 1939Boston Bruins beat Chicago Blackhawks 3–0Defense
884Feb 7, 1939Boston Bruins beat Toronto Maple Leafs 2–0Defense
885Feb 9, 1939Boston Bruins beat New York Rangers 4–2Defense
886Feb 12, 1939New York Rangers beat Boston Bruins 3–2Title change
887Feb 16, 1939New York Rangers beat New York Americans 2–1Defense
888Feb 18, 1939Toronto Maple Leafs beat New York Rangers 2–1Title change
889Feb 19, 1939Toronto Maple Leafs beat Chicago Blackhawks 4–3 (OT)Defense
890Feb 25, 1939Toronto Maple Leafs beat Boston Bruins 1–0Defense
891Feb 26, 1939Detroit Red Wings beat Toronto Maple Leafs 5–1Title change
892Mar 2, 1939Detroit Red Wings beat New York Americans 7–3Defense
893Mar 5, 1939Detroit Red Wings beat New York Americans 4–2Defense
894Mar 7, 1939Boston Bruins beat Detroit Red Wings 3–0Title change
895Mar 9, 1939Boston Bruins beat New York Americans 9–6Defense
896Mar 12, 1939Boston Bruins beat New York Rangers 4–2Defense
897Mar 14, 1939Boston Bruins beat Chicago Blackhawks 4–2Defense
898Mar 19, 1939Boston Bruins beat Montréal Canadiens 7–5 (OT)Defense
899Mar 21, 1939Boston Bruins beat New York Rangers 2–1 (3OT) PlayoffsDefense
900Mar 23, 1939Boston Bruins beat New York Rangers 3–2 (OT) PlayoffsDefense
901Mar 26, 1939Boston Bruins beat New York Rangers 4–1 PlayoffsDefense
902Mar 28, 1939New York Rangers beat Boston Bruins 2–1 PlayoffsTitle change
903Mar 30, 1939New York Rangers beat Boston Bruins 2–1 (OT) PlayoffsDefense
904Apr 1, 1939New York Rangers beat Boston Bruins 3–1 PlayoffsDefense
905Apr 2, 1939Boston Bruins beat New York Rangers 2–1 (3OT) PlayoffsTitle change
906Apr 6, 1939Boston Bruins beat Toronto Maple Leafs 2–1 PlayoffsDefense
907Apr 9, 1939Toronto Maple Leafs beat Boston Bruins 3–2 (OT) PlayoffsTitle change
908Apr 11, 1939Boston Bruins beat Toronto Maple Leafs 3–1 PlayoffsTitle change
909Apr 13, 1939Boston Bruins beat Toronto Maple Leafs 2–0 PlayoffsDefense
910Apr 16, 1939Boston Bruins beat Toronto Maple Leafs 3–1 PlayoffsDefense

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