Belt game 2,538 · October 27, 1962
New York Rangers take the belt
New York Rangers beat Toronto Maple Leafs 5–1 on the road to start reign 986 of the NHL belt, the 129th for the franchise.
Toronto Maple Leafs had held it since October 20, 1962, with 1 defense over 7 days.
New York Rangers held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Chicago Blackhawks on October 28, 1962.
986Reign number
129Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Toronto Maple Leafs
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Keon | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Frank Mahovlich | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Tim Horton | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Dick Duff | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| George Armstrong | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Nevin | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Stewart | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Mikol | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Pulford | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Eddie Shack | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ed Litzenberger | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Carl Brewer | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Red Kelly | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Kent Douglas | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Baun | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Allan Stanley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Johnny Bower | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 25 | 30 |
New York Rangers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rod Gilbert | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean Ratelle | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Harvey | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bronco Horvath | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Andy Bathgate | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | — | — |
| Earl Ingarfield | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dean Prentice | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Harry Howell | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Balon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Andy Hebenton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Schinkel | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Camille Henry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ted Hampson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Al Langlois | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Cahan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Neilson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Gump Worsley | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 32 | 33 |
Box scores: the NHL's own game center.