Belt game 2,821 · January 26, 1966
New York Rangers take the belt
New York Rangers beat Detroit Red Wings 4–3 at home to start reign 1,101 of the NHL belt, the 141st for the franchise.
Detroit Red Wings had held it since January 2, 1966, with 8 defenses over 24 days.
New York Rangers held it for 3 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Montréal Canadiens on January 29, 1966.
1,101Reign number
141Team's reign
0Defenses
3Days held
Box score
New York Rangers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Nevin | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Neilson | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Vic Hadfield | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean Ratelle | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Garry Peters | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Donnie Marshall | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Harry Howell | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Reg Fleming | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Robinson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Hicke | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ray Cullen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Goyette | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne Hillman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Arnie Brown | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike McMahon Jr. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Rod Seiling | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ed Giacomin | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 26 | 29 |
| Don Simmons | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
Detroit Red Wings
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Delvecchio | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Norm Ullman | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Gordie Howe | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Parker MacDonald | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Floyd Smith | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Andy Bathgate | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Gadsby | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Val Fonteyne | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Murphy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bruce MacGregor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Henderson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Ab McDonald | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gary Bergman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bert Marshall | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Barkley | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bryan Watson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Roger Crozier | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 23 | 27 |
| Hank Bassen | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
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