Belt game 3,126 · December 20, 1969
New York Rangers take the belt
New York Rangers beat Toronto Maple Leafs 5–2 on the road to start reign 1,210 of the NHL belt, the 156th for the franchise.
Toronto Maple Leafs had held it since December 14, 1969, with 0 defenses over 6 days.
New York Rangers held it for 6 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Pittsburgh Penguins on December 26, 1969.
1,210Reign number
156Team's reign
1Defenses
6Days held
Box score
Toronto Maple Leafs
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Ellis | 2 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Norm Ullman | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Marcel Pronovost | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| George Armstrong | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Murray Oliver | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Harrison | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Keon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Brit Selby | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Walton | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Floyd Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Henderson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Pulford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Terry Clancy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Tim Horton | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Dorey | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim McKenny | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Johnny Bower | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Bruce Gamble | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 40 | 45 |
New York Rangers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Stewart | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Balon | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Donnie Marshall | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Nevin | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Fairbairn | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Vic Hadfield | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean Ratelle | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Juha Widing | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Brad Park | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Arnie Brown | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Neilson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Real Lemieux | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Orland Kurtenbach | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Al Hamilton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Rod Seiling | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Ed Giacomin | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 29 | 31 |
| Terry Sawchuk | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
Box scores: the NHL's own game center.