Belt game 2,477 · December 20, 1961
New York Rangers take the belt
New York Rangers beat Detroit Red Wings 6–1 at home to start reign 964 of the NHL belt, the 126th for the franchise.
Detroit Red Wings had held it since December 3, 1961, with 5 defenses over 17 days.
New York Rangers held it for 7 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Montréal Canadiens on December 27, 1961.
964Reign number
126Team's reign
2Defenses
7Days held
Box score
New York Rangers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andy Bathgate | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Johnny Wilson | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Schinkel | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Pat Hannigan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Earl Ingarfield | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Vic Hadfield | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Dean Prentice | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Harvey | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Harry Howell | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Irv Spencer | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean-Guy Gendron | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Andy Hebenton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Camille Henry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Ted Hampson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Al Langlois | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Cahan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gump Worsley | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 15 | 16 |
Detroit Red Wings
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norm Ullman | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Marc Boileau | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Gadsby | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Leo Labine | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gordie Howe | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Alex Delvecchio | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Vic Stasiuk | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Val Fonteyne | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ed Litzenberger | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Howie Glover | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bruce MacGregor | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Allan Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Marcel Pronovost | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Warren Godfrey | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Gerry Odrowski | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Howie Young | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Terry Sawchuk | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 32 | 38 |
Box scores: the NHL's own game center.