Belt game 3,063 · February 8, 1969
New York Rangers take the belt
New York Rangers beat St. Louis Blues 2–0 at home to start reign 1,183 of the NHL belt, the 152nd for the franchise.
St. Louis Blues had held it since February 6, 1969, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
New York Rangers held it for 4 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Cleveland Barons on February 12, 1969.
1,183Reign number
152Team's reign
1Defenses
4Days held
Box score
New York Rangers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rod Gilbert | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Vic Hadfield | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Goyette | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Donnie Marshall | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Nevin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Jeffrey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Stewart | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Balon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean Ratelle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Brad Park | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Harry Howell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Arnie Brown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Reg Fleming | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Neilson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Rod Seiling | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ed Giacomin | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 29 | 29 |
| Don Simmons | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
St. Louis Blues
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Berenson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Frank St. Marseille | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Schock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Gary Sabourin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Terry Crisp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tim Ecclestone | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill McCreary | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Craig Cameron | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ab McDonald | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Camille Henry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Harvey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Noel Picard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jimmy Roberts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Barclay Plager | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean-Guy Talbot | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ray Fortin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ted Ouimet | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Jacques Plante | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 42 | 44 |
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