Belt game 2,661 · January 30, 1964
New York Rangers take the belt
New York Rangers beat Boston Bruins 3–1 on the road to start reign 1,038 of the NHL belt, the 135th for the franchise.
Boston Bruins had held it since January 25, 1964, with 1 defense over 5 days.
New York Rangers held it for 6 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Boston Bruins on February 5, 1964.
1,038Reign number
135Team's reign
2Defenses
6Days held
Box score
Boston Bruins
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Bucyk | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Andy Hebenton | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Murray Oliver | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Orland Kurtenbach | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Gary Dornhoefer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Forbes Kennedy | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dean Prentice | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Ed Westfall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jerry Toppazzini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean-Guy Gendron | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Leiter | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob McCord | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ted Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Mohns | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Leo Boivin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Eddie Johnston | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 24 | 27 |
New York Rangers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rod Gilbert | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Camille Henry | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Andy Bathgate | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Goyette | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Cahan | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Earl Ingarfield | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Vic Hadfield | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dick Meissner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Val Fonteyne | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Don McKenney | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Richardson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Donnie Marshall | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Harry Howell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Al Langlois | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Johns | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Neilson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jacques Plante | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 33 | 34 |
Box scores: the NHL's own game center.