Belt game 3,080 · March 19, 1969
New York Rangers take the belt
New York Rangers beat Minnesota North Stars 4–2 on the road to start reign 1,193 of the NHL belt, the 153rd for the franchise.
Minnesota North Stars had held it since March 16, 1969, with 0 defenses over 3 days.
New York Rangers held it for 3 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Montréal Canadiens on March 22, 1969.
1,193Reign number
153Team's reign
0Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Minnesota North Stars
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Cullen | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| J.P. Parise | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Collins | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob McCord | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Reid | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Orban | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Danny O'Shea | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Goldsworthy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Danny Lawson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Claude Larose | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Danny Grant | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Walt McKechnie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne Hillman | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Moose Vasko | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Leo Boivin | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Lou Nanne | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Fern Rivard | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Cesare Maniago | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 42 | 46 |
New York Rangers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rod Gilbert | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean Ratelle | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | — | — |
| Vic Hadfield | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Balon | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Neilson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Nevin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Jeffrey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Stewart | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Goyette | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Donnie Marshall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Brad Park | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Harry Howell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Blackburn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Reg Fleming | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Rod Seiling | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ed Giacomin | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 21 | 23 |
| Don Simmons | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
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