Belt game 2,894 · January 8, 1967
New York Rangers take the belt
New York Rangers beat Montréal Canadiens 2–1 at home to start reign 1,129 of the NHL belt, the 147th for the franchise.
Montréal Canadiens had held it since January 7, 1967, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
New York Rangers held it for 6 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Chicago Blackhawks on January 14, 1967.
1,129Reign number
147Team's reign
1Defenses
6Days held
Box score
New York Rangers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernie Geoffrion | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Nevin | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Goyette | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Orland Kurtenbach | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne Hillman | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Rod Gilbert | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Earl Ingarfield | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Vic Hadfield | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Hicke | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean Ratelle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Donnie Marshall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Red Berenson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Harry Howell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Arnie Brown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Al MacNeil | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Neilson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ed Giacomin | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 24 | 25 |
| Cesare Maniago | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Rousseau | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Gilles Tremblay | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Noel Price | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ralph Backstrom | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Dick Duff | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Claude Larose | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Yvan Cournoyer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Claude Provost | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Henri Richard | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Balon | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| John Ferguson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jacques Laperriere | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ted Harris | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Terry Harper | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Serge Savard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jimmy Roberts | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Charlie Hodge | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 23 | 25 |
| Gary Bauman | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
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