Belt game 3,045 · December 29, 1968
New York Rangers take the belt
New York Rangers beat Montréal Canadiens 3–1 at home to start reign 1,180 of the NHL belt, the 151st for the franchise.
Montréal Canadiens had held it since December 28, 1968, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
New York Rangers held it for 4 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Boston Bruins on January 2, 1969.
1,180Reign number
151Team's reign
0Defenses
4Days held
Box score
New York Rangers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donnie Marshall | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Vic Hadfield | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean Ratelle | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Harry Howell | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Reg Fleming | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Rod Gilbert | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Jeffrey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Stewart | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Balon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Goyette | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Dennis Hextall | 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 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Rod Seiling | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Ed Giacomin | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 34 | 35 |
| Don Simmons | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yvan Cournoyer | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jacques Lemaire | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean Beliveau | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Ralph Backstrom | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Dick Duff | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Jude Drouin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Claude Provost | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Rousseau | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Henri Richard | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| John Ferguson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Mickey Redmond | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jacques Laperriere | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| J.C. Tremblay | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ted Harris | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Hillman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Serge Savard | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Tony Esposito | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 47 | 49 |
| Rogie Vachon | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
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