Belt game 2,498 · February 4, 1962
New York Rangers take the belt
New York Rangers beat Montréal Canadiens 2–1 at home to start reign 969 of the NHL belt, the 127th for the franchise.
Montréal Canadiens had held it since January 11, 1962, with 9 defenses over 24 days.
New York Rangers held it for 10 days and 3 defenses, then lost it to Chicago Blackhawks on February 14, 1962.
969Reign number
127Team's reign
3Defenses
10Days held
Box score
New York Rangers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Hannigan | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Balon | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Andy Bathgate | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Dean Prentice | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Al Langlois | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Irv Spencer | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean-Guy Gendron | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Earl Ingarfield | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Vic Hadfield | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Andy Hebenton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Johnny Wilson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Schinkel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ted Hampson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Harvey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Harry Howell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Cahan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Marcel Paille | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 40 | 41 |
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dickie Moore | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | — | — |
| Henri Richard | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean Beliveau | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Bernie Geoffrion | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Ralph Backstrom | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Hicke | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Claude Provost | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Rousseau | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Goyette | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Gilles Tremblay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Donnie Marshall | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| J.C. Tremblay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean-Guy Talbot | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Lou Fontinato | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Al MacNeil | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jacques Plante | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 26 | 28 |
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