Belt game 2,882 · December 11, 1966
New York Rangers take the belt
New York Rangers beat Montréal Canadiens 4–2 at home to start reign 1,122 of the NHL belt, the 145th for the franchise.
Montréal Canadiens had held it since December 4, 1966, with 2 defenses over 7 days.
New York Rangers held it for 7 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Detroit Red Wings on December 18, 1966.
1,122Reign number
145Team's reign
2Defenses
7Days held
Box score
New York Rangers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rod Gilbert | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Vic Hadfield | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Orland Kurtenbach | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Goyette | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Donnie Marshall | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Harry Howell | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Arnie Brown | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Nevin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Earl Ingarfield | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Hicke | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean Ratelle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne Hillman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Al MacNeil | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Reg Fleming | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Neilson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Rod Seiling | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ed Giacomin | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 34 | 36 |
| Cesare Maniago | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jean Beliveau | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Rousseau | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Ted Harris | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Ralph Backstrom | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Dick Duff | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Claude Larose | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Yvan Cournoyer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Claude Provost | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Henri Richard | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Gilles Tremblay | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| John Ferguson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jacques Laperriere | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| J.C. Tremblay | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean-Guy Talbot | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Terry Harper | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jimmy Roberts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Charlie Hodge | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 30 | 34 |
| Gary Bauman | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
Box scores: the NHL's own game center.