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The 1939–40 season

63 belt games · 20 title changes

Boston Bruins carried the belt into the 1939–40 season. It changed hands 20 times among 6 franchises, 5 of those in the playoffs, and New York Rangers finished the season with it. Most defenses: New York Rangers, 20.

Who held it, in order

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Every belt game

Belt gameDateResult
911Nov 4, 1939Toronto Maple Leafs beat Boston Bruins 5–0Title change
912Nov 11, 1939Toronto Maple Leafs and New York Rangers tied 1–1 (OT)Tie · defense
913Nov 12, 1939Toronto Maple Leafs beat New York Rangers 1–0Defense
914Nov 18, 1939Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Red Wings 3–0Defense
915Nov 19, 1939Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Red Wings 7–1Defense
916Nov 25, 1939Toronto Maple Leafs beat New York Americans 4–3Defense
917Nov 26, 1939New York Americans beat Toronto Maple Leafs 2–1 (OT)Title change
918Nov 30, 1939New York Americans beat Montréal Canadiens 5–2Defense
919Dec 2, 1939New York Americans and New York Rangers tied 1–1 (OT)Tie · defense
920Dec 3, 1939Boston Bruins beat New York Americans 6–2Title change
921Dec 5, 1939Boston Bruins beat New York Americans 2–1Defense
922Dec 8, 1939Boston Bruins beat Detroit Red Wings 3–0Defense
923Dec 10, 1939New York Rangers beat Boston Bruins 3–2Title change
924Dec 14, 1939New York Rangers and Detroit Red Wings tied 2–2 (OT)Tie · defense
925Dec 16, 1939New York Rangers beat Montréal Canadiens 4–2Defense
926Dec 17, 1939New York Rangers and Detroit Red Wings tied 0–0 (OT)Tie · defense
927Dec 19, 1939New York Rangers beat Montréal Canadiens 5–2Defense
928Dec 23, 1939New York Rangers beat Chicago Blackhawks 7–1Defense
929Dec 25, 1939New York Rangers beat Toronto Maple Leafs 4–1Defense
930Dec 29, 1939New York Rangers beat Boston Bruins 4–0Defense
931Dec 31, 1939New York Rangers beat New York Americans 5–2Defense
932Jan 2, 1940New York Rangers beat Boston Bruins 6–4Defense
933Jan 4, 1940New York Rangers beat New York Americans 6–2Defense
934Jan 7, 1940New York Rangers beat Detroit Red Wings 3–0Defense
935Jan 11, 1940New York Rangers beat Chicago Blackhawks 5–3Defense
936Jan 13, 1940New York Rangers beat Toronto Maple Leafs 4–1Defense
937Jan 14, 1940Chicago Blackhawks beat New York Rangers 2–1Title change
938Jan 21, 1940New York Americans beat Chicago Blackhawks 2–1Title change
939Jan 23, 1940New York Rangers beat New York Americans 5–3Title change
940Jan 25, 1940New York Rangers beat Toronto Maple Leafs 3–0Defense
941Jan 28, 1940New York Rangers beat New York Americans 4–2Defense
942Feb 1, 1940Detroit Red Wings beat New York Rangers 2–0Title change
943Feb 4, 1940Detroit Red Wings and Chicago Blackhawks tied 1–1 (OT)Tie · defense
944Feb 6, 1940Detroit Red Wings beat New York Americans 3–1Defense
945Feb 8, 1940Detroit Red Wings beat Montréal Canadiens 2–1Defense
946Feb 9, 1940Chicago Blackhawks beat Detroit Red Wings 3–0Title change
947Feb 11, 1940Chicago Blackhawks beat New York Rangers 3–0Defense
948Feb 15, 1940Chicago Blackhawks and Montréal Canadiens tied 1–1 (OT)Tie · defense
949Feb 18, 1940Chicago Blackhawks and New York Americans tied 1–1 (OT)Tie · defense
950Feb 22, 1940Chicago Blackhawks beat Montréal Canadiens 10–1Defense
951Feb 25, 1940Chicago Blackhawks beat Boston Bruins 3–1Defense
952Feb 27, 1940Boston Bruins beat Chicago Blackhawks 6–0Title change
953Feb 29, 1940Boston Bruins beat Montréal Canadiens 4–2Defense
954Mar 3, 1940Detroit Red Wings beat Boston Bruins 6–3Title change
955Mar 5, 1940Boston Bruins beat Detroit Red Wings 7–2Title change
956Mar 7, 1940Boston Bruins beat New York Americans 2–1Defense
957Mar 9, 1940New York Americans beat Boston Bruins 4–2Title change
958Mar 10, 1940New York Rangers beat New York Americans 4–2Title change
959Mar 12, 1940Boston Bruins beat New York Rangers 2–1Title change
960Mar 14, 1940Boston Bruins and New York Rangers tied 0–0 (OT)Tie · defense
961Mar 17, 1940Boston Bruins beat Montréal Canadiens 7–2Defense
962Mar 19, 1940New York Rangers beat Boston Bruins 4–0 PlayoffsTitle change
963Mar 21, 1940Boston Bruins beat New York Rangers 4–2 PlayoffsTitle change
964Mar 24, 1940Boston Bruins beat New York Rangers 4–3 PlayoffsDefense
965Mar 26, 1940New York Rangers beat Boston Bruins 1–0 PlayoffsTitle change
966Mar 28, 1940New York Rangers beat Boston Bruins 1–0 PlayoffsDefense
967Mar 30, 1940New York Rangers beat Boston Bruins 4–1 PlayoffsDefense
968Apr 2, 1940New York Rangers beat Toronto Maple Leafs 2–1 (OT) PlayoffsDefense
969Apr 3, 1940New York Rangers beat Toronto Maple Leafs 6–2 PlayoffsDefense
970Apr 6, 1940Toronto Maple Leafs beat New York Rangers 2–1 PlayoffsTitle change
971Apr 9, 1940Toronto Maple Leafs beat New York Rangers 3–0 PlayoffsDefense
972Apr 11, 1940New York Rangers beat Toronto Maple Leafs 2–1 (2OT) PlayoffsTitle change
973Apr 13, 1940New York Rangers beat Toronto Maple Leafs 3–2 (OT) PlayoffsDefense

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