Belt game 1,868 · December 20, 1953
New York Rangers take the belt
New York Rangers beat Montréal Canadiens 3–1 at home to start reign 743 of the NHL belt, the 92nd for the franchise.
Montréal Canadiens had held it since December 19, 1953, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
New York Rangers held it for 6 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Montréal Canadiens on December 26, 1953.
743Reign number
92Team's reign
1Defenses
6Days held
Box score
New York Rangers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wally Hergesheimer | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Raleigh | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Ronty | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Andy Bathgate | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Eddie Kullman | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Harry Howell | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Hy Buller | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Leo Reise | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Max Bentley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Nick Mickoski | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Aldo Guidolin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Murphy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Camille Henry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ivan Irwin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Chrystal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jack Evans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Johnny Bower | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maurice Richard | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Harvey | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bernie Geoffrion | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Floyd Curry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Calum MacKay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bert Olmstead | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| John McCormack | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Mosdell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Masnick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Butch Bouchard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dollard St. Laurent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bud MacPherson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Eddie Mazur | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gerry McNeil | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
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