Belt game 2,707 · November 1, 1964
New York Rangers take the belt
New York Rangers beat Montréal Canadiens 3–1 at home to start reign 1,059 of the NHL belt, the 136th for the franchise.
Montréal Canadiens had held it since October 28, 1964, with 1 defense over 4 days.
New York Rangers held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Chicago Blackhawks on November 3, 1964.
1,059Reign number
136Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
New York Rangers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Camille Henry | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Rod Seiling | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Rod Gilbert | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Goyette | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Johns | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Nevin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Dick Duff | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Earl Ingarfield | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Vic Hadfield | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Mikol | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Lou Angotti | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Richardson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Donnie Marshall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Harry Howell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Neilson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike McMahon Jr. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Marcel Paille | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 29 | 30 |
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilles Tremblay | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean Beliveau | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ralph Backstrom | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Hicke | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Claude Larose | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Yvan Cournoyer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Claude Provost | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Rousseau | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Balon | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| John Ferguson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Jacques Laperriere | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| J.C. Tremblay | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ted Harris | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean-Guy Talbot | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bryan Watson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jimmy Roberts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Charlie Hodge | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 30 | 33 |
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