Belt game 2,447 · October 11, 1961
New York Rangers take the belt
New York Rangers beat Boston Bruins 6–2 on the road to start reign 955 of the NHL belt, the 125th for the franchise.
Boston Bruins had held it since March 19, 1961, with 0 defenses over 206 days.
New York Rangers held it for 3 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Montréal Canadiens on October 14, 1961.
955Reign number
125Team's reign
1Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Boston Bruins
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cliff Pennington | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Johnny Bucyk | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Don McKenney | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Jerry Toppazzini | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Charlie Burns | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Terry Gray | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Orland Kurtenbach | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Murray Oliver | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dick Meissner | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Andre Pronovost | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Tommy Williams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Armstrong | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Ted Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dallas Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Pat Stapleton | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Mohns | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Leo Boivin | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Head | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 29 | 35 |
New York Rangers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andy Bathgate | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | — | — |
| Earl Ingarfield | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean-Guy Gendron | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Andy Hebenton | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean Ratelle | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Dean Prentice | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Schinkel | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Camille Henry | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ted Hampson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Harvey | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Al Langlois | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Cahan | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Cunningham | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Harry Howell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Irv Spencer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gump Worsley | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 33 | 35 |
Box scores: the NHL's own game center.