Belt game 2,534 · October 14, 1962
New York Rangers take the belt
New York Rangers beat Toronto Maple Leafs 5–3 at home to start reign 983 of the NHL belt, the 128th for the franchise.
Toronto Maple Leafs had held it since April 19, 1962, with 3 defenses over 178 days.
New York Rangers held it for 3 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Chicago Blackhawks on October 17, 1962.
983Reign number
128Team's reign
0Defenses
3Days held
Box score
New York Rangers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Schinkel | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ted Hampson | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Al Langlois | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Vic Hadfield | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean Ratelle | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Camille Henry | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bronco Horvath | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Rod Gilbert | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Balon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Andy Bathgate | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Earl Ingarfield | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Andy Hebenton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Dean Prentice | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Harry Howell | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Cahan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Neilson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Gump Worsley | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 34 | 37 |
Toronto Maple Leafs
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Baun | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Nevin | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Pulford | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Eddie Shack | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Red Kelly | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Dick Duff | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| George Armstrong | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Stewart | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Keon | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Billy Harris | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Mikol | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ed Litzenberger | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Frank Mahovlich | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Carl Brewer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Tim Horton | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Kent Douglas | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Johnny Bower | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 21 | 26 |
Box scores: the NHL's own game center.