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The 1940–41 season

56 belt games · 27 title changes

New York Rangers carried the belt into the 1940–41 season. It changed hands 27 times among 7 franchises, 4 of those in the playoffs, and Boston Bruins finished the season with it. Most defenses: New York Rangers, 9.

Who held it, in order

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Every belt game

Belt gameDateResult
974Nov 2, 1940New York Rangers beat Toronto Maple Leafs 4–1Defense
975Nov 10, 1940New York Rangers and Detroit Red Wings tied 2–2 (OT)Tie · defense
976Nov 16, 1940New York Rangers and Detroit Red Wings tied 3–3 (OT)Tie · defense
977Nov 19, 1940New York Rangers beat New York Americans 3–2Defense
978Nov 23, 1940Boston Bruins beat New York Rangers 2–1Title change
979Nov 24, 1940Boston Bruins and Detroit Red Wings tied 1–1 (OT)Tie · defense
980Nov 26, 1940Montréal Canadiens beat Boston Bruins 3–2Title change
981Nov 30, 1940New York Rangers beat Montréal Canadiens 6–1Title change
982Dec 1, 1940Chicago Blackhawks beat New York Rangers 4–1Title change
983Dec 5, 1940Detroit Red Wings beat Chicago Blackhawks 5–1Title change
984Dec 7, 1940Montréal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings 3–2Title change
985Dec 12, 1940Toronto Maple Leafs beat Montréal Canadiens 4–3Title change
986Dec 14, 1940Toronto Maple Leafs beat Chicago Blackhawks 2–1Defense
987Dec 15, 1940Toronto Maple Leafs beat Chicago Blackhawks 4–1Defense
988Dec 17, 1940Boston Bruins beat Toronto Maple Leafs 5–2Title change
989Dec 19, 1940New York Rangers beat Boston Bruins 5–3Title change
990Dec 22, 1940Chicago Blackhawks beat New York Rangers 3–1 (OT)Title change
991Dec 25, 1940Chicago Blackhawks and New York Rangers tied 3–3 (OT)Tie · defense
992Dec 26, 1940Montréal Canadiens beat Chicago Blackhawks 7–5Title change
993Dec 28, 1940Montréal Canadiens beat New York Americans 3–0Defense
994Dec 31, 1940New York Americans beat Montréal Canadiens 4–2Title change
995Jan 5, 1941New York Rangers beat New York Americans 6–2Title change
996Jan 7, 1941Chicago Blackhawks beat New York Rangers 3–2Title change
997Jan 9, 1941Chicago Blackhawks beat Montréal Canadiens 3–1 (OT)Defense
998Jan 12, 1941Chicago Blackhawks beat Detroit Red Wings 2–1Defense
999Jan 16, 1941Montréal Canadiens beat Chicago Blackhawks 5–1Title change
1,000Jan 18, 1941Montréal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings 2–1Defense
1,001Jan 23, 1941Toronto Maple Leafs beat Montréal Canadiens 3–2Title change
1,002Jan 25, 1941Toronto Maple Leafs and Montréal Canadiens tied 2–2 (OT)Tie · defense
1,003Jan 26, 1941Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Red Wings 2–0Defense
1,004Jan 30, 1941Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Red Wings 2–1Defense
1,005Feb 1, 1941Toronto Maple Leafs beat Chicago Blackhawks 3–1Defense
1,006Feb 2, 1941Chicago Blackhawks beat Toronto Maple Leafs 4–1Title change
1,007Feb 6, 1941New York Rangers beat Chicago Blackhawks 6–2Title change
1,008Feb 9, 1941New York Rangers beat Chicago Blackhawks 2–1Defense
1,009Feb 11, 1941Montréal Canadiens beat New York Rangers 6–2Title change
1,010Feb 13, 1941Montréal Canadiens beat Chicago Blackhawks 6–5Defense
1,011Feb 15, 1941Boston Bruins beat Montréal Canadiens 5–0Title change
1,012Feb 18, 1941Boston Bruins and Toronto Maple Leafs tied 2–2 (OT)Tie · defense
1,013Feb 23, 1941Boston Bruins beat New York Americans 3–1Defense
1,014Feb 25, 1941New York Rangers beat Boston Bruins 2–0Title change
1,015Feb 27, 1941New York Rangers beat Montréal Canadiens 5–2Defense
1,016Mar 1, 1941New York Rangers beat Montréal Canadiens 3–1Defense
1,017Mar 2, 1941Detroit Red Wings beat New York Rangers 4–2 (OT)Title change
1,018Mar 4, 1941New York Rangers beat Detroit Red Wings 6–0Title change
1,019Mar 9, 1941New York Rangers beat Toronto Maple Leafs 8–5Defense
1,020Mar 16, 1941New York Rangers beat New York Americans 6–3Defense
1,021Mar 20, 1941Detroit Red Wings beat New York Rangers 2–1 (OT) PlayoffsTitle change
1,022Mar 23, 1941New York Rangers beat Detroit Red Wings 3–1 PlayoffsTitle change
1,023Mar 25, 1941Detroit Red Wings beat New York Rangers 3–2 PlayoffsTitle change
1,024Mar 27, 1941Detroit Red Wings beat Chicago Blackhawks 3–1 PlayoffsDefense
1,025Mar 30, 1941Detroit Red Wings beat Chicago Blackhawks 2–1 (OT) PlayoffsDefense
1,026Apr 6, 1941Boston Bruins beat Detroit Red Wings 3–2 PlayoffsTitle change
1,027Apr 8, 1941Boston Bruins beat Detroit Red Wings 2–1 PlayoffsDefense
1,028Apr 10, 1941Boston Bruins beat Detroit Red Wings 4–2 PlayoffsDefense
1,029Apr 12, 1941Boston Bruins beat Detroit Red Wings 3–1 PlayoffsDefense

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