Belt game 2,334 · December 6, 1959
New York Rangers take the belt
New York Rangers beat Toronto Maple Leafs 6–0 at home to start reign 911 of the NHL belt, the 120th for the franchise.
Toronto Maple Leafs had held it since December 2, 1959, with 1 defense over 4 days.
New York Rangers held it for 13 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Montréal Canadiens on December 19, 1959.
911Reign number
120Team's reign
2Defenses
13Days held
Box score
New York Rangers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Sullivan | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jimmy Bartlett | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Andy Hebenton | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Kabel | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Andy Bathgate | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Dean Prentice | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Popein | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Lou Fontinato | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Eddie Shack | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian Cullen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Schinkel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Camille Henry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jack Bownass | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Harry Howell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Gadsby | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| John Hanna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Irv Spencer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Marcel Paille | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 30 | 30 |
Toronto Maple Leafs
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Regan | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Dick Duff | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| George Armstrong | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Stewart | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Ted Hampson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Billy Harris | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bert Olmstead | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Gerry Ehman | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Johnny Wilson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Pulford | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Garry Edmundson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Frank Mahovlich | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Marc Reaume | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tim Horton | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Carl Brewer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Allan Stanley | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Johnny Bower | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 27 | 33 |
Box scores: the NHL's own game center.