Belt game 3,043 · December 26, 1968
New York Rangers take the belt
New York Rangers beat Oakland Seals 3–1 at home to start reign 1,178 of the NHL belt, the 150th for the franchise.
Oakland Seals had held it since December 25, 1968, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
New York Rangers held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Montréal Canadiens on December 28, 1968.
1,178Reign number
150Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
New York Rangers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vic Hadfield | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 9 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Balon | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean Ratelle | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Goyette | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dennis Hextall | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Donnie Marshall | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Harry Howell | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Reg Fleming | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Rod Seiling | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Nevin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Jeffrey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Stewart | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Brad Park | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Arnie Brown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Neilson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Gilles Villemure | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 29 | 30 |
| Don Simmons | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
Oakland Seals
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Jarrett | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Laughton | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Bert Marshall | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Roberts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Gerry Ehman | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Hicke | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ted Hampson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| George Swarbrick | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Norm Ferguson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Joe Szura | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian Perry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Dillabough | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Francois Lacombe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Carol Vadnais | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 9 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bryan Watson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gerry Odrowski | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Charlie Hodge | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Smith | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 32 | 35 |
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