Belt game 3,002 · March 10, 1968
Los Angeles Kings take the belt
Los Angeles Kings beat New York Rangers 4–3 on the road to start reign 1,163 of the NHL belt, the 3rd for the franchise.
New York Rangers had held it since March 3, 1968, with 2 defenses over 7 days.
Los Angeles Kings held it for 16 days and 6 defenses, then lost it to Pittsburgh Penguins on March 26, 1968.
1,163Reign number
3Team's reign
6Defenses
16Days held
Box score
New York Rangers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernie Geoffrion | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean Ratelle | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Nevin | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Vic Hadfield | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Goyette | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Camille Henry | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Jeffrey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Stewart | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Donnie Marshall | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Orland Kurtenbach | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne Hillman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Harry Howell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Arnie Brown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Reg Fleming | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Neilson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Rod Seiling | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ed Giacomin | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 19 | 23 |
| Don Simmons | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
Los Angeles Kings
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Joyal | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Flett | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Gord Labossiere | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Real Lemieux | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Lowell MacDonald | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Wall | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Brent Hughes | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Terry Gray | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Howie Hughes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ted Irvine | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Howie Menard | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Robinson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Amadio | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Dale Rolfe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill White | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne Rutledge | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Sawchuk | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 31 | 34 |
Box scores: the NHL's own game center.