Belt game 2,760 · March 4, 1965
New York Rangers take the belt
New York Rangers beat Boston Bruins 4–3 on the road to start reign 1,082 of the NHL belt, the 140th for the franchise.
Boston Bruins had held it since February 28, 1965, with 1 defense over 4 days.
New York Rangers held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Montréal Canadiens on March 6, 1965.
1,082Reign number
140Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Boston Bruins
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Rivers | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Reg Fleming | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Orland Kurtenbach | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Tommy Williams | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Schock | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ted Green | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Johnny Bucyk | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne Maxner | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Murray Oliver | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Ed Westfall | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ab McDonald | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Knibbs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Woytowich | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Leo Boivin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Awrey | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jack Norris | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 29 | 33 |
New York Rangers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jean Ratelle | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Robinson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Rod Gilbert | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Nevin | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Vic Hadfield | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Donnie Marshall | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Harry Howell | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Rod Seiling | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ted Taylor | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Earl Ingarfield | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Hicke | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Lou Angotti | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| John Brenneman | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne Hillman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Arnie Brown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Neilson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Marcel Paille | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 26 | 29 |
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