Belt game 2,874 · November 23, 1966
New York Rangers take the belt
New York Rangers beat Boston Bruins 5–4 at home to start reign 1,120 of the NHL belt, the 144th for the franchise.
Boston Bruins had held it since November 10, 1966, with 3 defenses over 13 days.
New York Rangers held it for 11 days and 4 defenses, then lost it to Montréal Canadiens on December 4, 1966.
1,120Reign number
144Team's reign
4Defenses
11Days held
Box score
New York Rangers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Goyette | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Donnie Marshall | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bernie Geoffrion | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Rod Gilbert | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Nevin | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Earl Ingarfield | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Vic Hadfield | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Orland Kurtenbach | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Harry Howell | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Reg Fleming | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Neilson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Hicke | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne Hillman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Arnie Brown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Al MacNeil | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Rod Seiling | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ed Giacomin | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 28 | 32 |
| Cesare Maniago | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
Boston Bruins
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pit Martin | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne Connelly | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Orr | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Murphy | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Johnny Bucyk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Tommy Williams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Stewart | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Murray Oliver | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ed Westfall | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| John McKenzie | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Dillabough | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Schock | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Ted Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Woytowich | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gilles Marotte | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Joe Watson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dallas Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Eddie Johnston | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Gerry Cheevers | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 30 | 35 |
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