Belt game 2,584 · February 6, 1963
New York Rangers take the belt
New York Rangers beat Montréal Canadiens 6–3 at home to start reign 1,012 of the NHL belt, the 132nd for the franchise.
Montréal Canadiens had held it since February 3, 1963, with 0 defenses over 3 days.
New York Rangers held it for 4 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Chicago Blackhawks on February 10, 1963.
1,012Reign number
132Team's reign
1Defenses
4Days held
Box score
New York Rangers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andy Bathgate | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Andy Hebenton | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Don McKenney | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Harry Howell | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Bryan Hextall | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Balon | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Camille Henry | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Harvey | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Cahan | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Rod Gilbert | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Earl Ingarfield | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Vic Hadfield | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Leon Rochefort | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Schinkel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Al Langlois | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Neilson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Gump Worsley | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 36 | 39 |
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jean Beliveau | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bernie Geoffrion | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Hicke | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Dickie Moore | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Claude Provost | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Henri Richard | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Gilles Tremblay | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Donnie Marshall | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ralph Backstrom | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Rousseau | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Red Berenson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| J.C. Tremblay | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean Gauthier | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean-Guy Talbot | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Lou Fontinato | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Cesare Maniago | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 36 | 42 |
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