Belt game 3,130 · December 31, 1969
New York Rangers take the belt
New York Rangers beat Chicago Black Hawks 2–1 at home to start reign 1,213 of the NHL belt, the 157th for the franchise.
Chicago Black Hawks had held it since December 27, 1969, with 0 defenses over 4 days.
New York Rangers held it for 11 days and 3 defenses, then lost it to Montréal Canadiens on January 11, 1970.
1,213Reign number
157Team's reign
3Defenses
11Days held
Box score
New York Rangers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Nevin | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Fairbairn | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Balon | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean Ratelle | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Rod Gilbert | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Real Lemieux | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Vic Hadfield | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Stewart | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Donnie Marshall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Orland Kurtenbach | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Brad Park | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Arnie Brown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Al Hamilton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Neilson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Rod Seiling | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ed Giacomin | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 19 | 20 |
| Terry Sawchuk | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
Chicago Black Hawks
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Mohns | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Stan Mikita | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Lou Angotti | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Pit Martin | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Pappin | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Hull | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dennis Hull | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Eric Nesterenko | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Chico Maki | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Gerry Pinder | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gene Ubriaco | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Cliff Koroll | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Gilles Marotte | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Keith Magnuson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Jarrett | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Pat Stapleton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Denis DeJordy | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Esposito | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 15 | 17 |
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