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The 1942–43 season

61 belt games · 24 title changes

Toronto Maple Leafs carried the belt into the 1942–43 season. It changed hands 24 times among 6 franchises, 3 of those in the playoffs, and Detroit Red Wings finished the season with it. Most defenses: Boston Bruins, 14.

Who held it, in order

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Every belt game

Belt gameDateResult
1,087Oct 31, 1942Toronto Maple Leafs beat New York Rangers 7–2Defense
1,088Nov 7, 1942Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Red Wings 5–2Defense
1,089Nov 12, 1942Toronto Maple Leafs beat Boston Bruins 3–1Defense
1,090Nov 14, 1942Chicago Blackhawks beat Toronto Maple Leafs 4–3Title change
1,091Nov 15, 1942Chicago Blackhawks beat Toronto Maple Leafs 5–4Defense
1,092Nov 19, 1942Chicago Blackhawks beat Detroit Red Wings 6–2Defense
1,093Nov 22, 1942Chicago Blackhawks and Montréal Canadiens tied 3–3Tie · defense
1,094Nov 24, 1942Chicago Blackhawks and Boston Bruins tied 5–5Tie · defense
1,095Nov 26, 1942New York Rangers beat Chicago Blackhawks 2–1Title change
1,096Nov 28, 1942Toronto Maple Leafs beat New York Rangers 8–6Title change
1,097Nov 29, 1942Chicago Blackhawks beat Toronto Maple Leafs 3–2Title change
1,098Dec 3, 1942Chicago Blackhawks beat New York Rangers 3–1Defense
1,099Dec 6, 1942Chicago Blackhawks beat Montréal Canadiens 5–2Defense
1,100Dec 8, 1942Boston Bruins beat Chicago Blackhawks 9–6Title change
1,101Dec 12, 1942Boston Bruins beat Montréal Canadiens 3–2Defense
1,102Dec 13, 1942Boston Bruins and Detroit Red Wings tied 1–1Tie · defense
1,103Dec 15, 1942Boston Bruins beat Detroit Red Wings 3–2Defense
1,104Dec 17, 1942Boston Bruins beat New York Rangers 7–3Defense
1,105Dec 19, 1942Boston Bruins and Toronto Maple Leafs tied 3–3Tie · defense
1,106Dec 20, 1942Boston Bruins and Chicago Blackhawks tied 4–4Tie · defense
1,107Dec 22, 1942Boston Bruins and Toronto Maple Leafs tied 4–4Tie · defense
1,108Dec 26, 1942Toronto Maple Leafs beat Boston Bruins 7–2Title change
1,109Dec 27, 1942New York Rangers beat Toronto Maple Leafs 3–1Title change
1,110Dec 29, 1942New York Rangers beat Boston Bruins 5–3Defense
1,111Dec 31, 1942Detroit Red Wings beat New York Rangers 2–0Title change
1,112Jan 1, 1943Detroit Red Wings and Boston Bruins tied 2–2Tie · defense
1,113Jan 3, 1943Boston Bruins beat Detroit Red Wings 3–2Title change
1,114Jan 9, 1943Montréal Canadiens beat Boston Bruins 7–2Title change
1,115Jan 10, 1943Montréal Canadiens beat New York Rangers 7–4Defense
1,116Jan 14, 1943Montréal Canadiens beat Chicago Blackhawks 5–1Defense
1,117Jan 16, 1943Toronto Maple Leafs beat Montréal Canadiens 8–4Title change
1,118Jan 17, 1943Montréal Canadiens beat Toronto Maple Leafs 2–0Title change
1,119Jan 19, 1943Boston Bruins beat Montréal Canadiens 5–2Title change
1,120Jan 21, 1943Detroit Red Wings beat Boston Bruins 3–2Title change
1,121Jan 24, 1943Detroit Red Wings beat New York Rangers 7–0Defense
1,122Jan 26, 1943Detroit Red Wings beat Boston Bruins 5–3Defense
1,123Jan 30, 1943Detroit Red Wings and Montréal Canadiens tied 3–3Tie · defense
1,124Jan 31, 1943Montréal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings 4–3Title change
1,125Feb 6, 1943Montréal Canadiens beat Boston Bruins 8–3Defense
1,126Feb 7, 1943Boston Bruins beat Montréal Canadiens 7–1Title change
1,127Feb 9, 1943Boston Bruins beat Toronto Maple Leafs 3–1Defense
1,128Feb 14, 1943Chicago Blackhawks beat Boston Bruins 3–2Title change
1,129Feb 18, 1943Montréal Canadiens beat Chicago Blackhawks 5–4Title change
1,130Feb 20, 1943Montréal Canadiens beat New York Rangers 6–1Defense
1,131Feb 21, 1943New York Rangers beat Montréal Canadiens 6–1Title change
1,132Feb 25, 1943New York Rangers beat Chicago Blackhawks 7–4Defense
1,133Feb 27, 1943Detroit Red Wings beat New York Rangers 7–1Title change
1,134Feb 28, 1943Detroit Red Wings beat New York Rangers 5–1Defense
1,135Mar 2, 1943Boston Bruins beat Detroit Red Wings 3–1Title change
1,136Mar 9, 1943Boston Bruins and Toronto Maple Leafs tied 5–5Tie · defense
1,137Mar 14, 1943Boston Bruins and Montréal Canadiens tied 4–4Tie · defense
1,138Mar 16, 1943Boston Bruins beat New York Rangers 11–5Defense
1,139Mar 21, 1943Boston Bruins beat Montréal Canadiens 5–4 (OT) PlayoffsDefense
1,140Mar 23, 1943Boston Bruins beat Montréal Canadiens 5–3 PlayoffsDefense
1,141Mar 25, 1943Boston Bruins beat Montréal Canadiens 3–2 (OT) PlayoffsDefense
1,142Mar 27, 1943Montréal Canadiens beat Boston Bruins 4–0 PlayoffsTitle change
1,143Mar 30, 1943Boston Bruins beat Montréal Canadiens 5–4 (OT) PlayoffsTitle change
1,144Apr 1, 1943Detroit Red Wings beat Boston Bruins 6–2 PlayoffsTitle change
1,145Apr 4, 1943Detroit Red Wings beat Boston Bruins 4–3 PlayoffsDefense
1,146Apr 7, 1943Detroit Red Wings beat Boston Bruins 4–0 PlayoffsDefense
1,147Apr 8, 1943Detroit Red Wings beat Boston Bruins 2–0 PlayoffsDefense

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