Belt game 3,154 · February 25, 1970
New York Rangers take the belt
New York Rangers beat St. Louis Blues 2–1 at home to start reign 1,222 of the NHL belt, the 158th for the franchise.
St. Louis Blues had held it since February 18, 1970, with 2 defenses over 7 days.
New York Rangers held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Boston Bruins on February 26, 1970.
1,222Reign number
158Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
New York Rangers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Stewart | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean Ratelle | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Donnie Marshall | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Orland Kurtenbach | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Arnie Brown | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Rod Gilbert | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Nevin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Real Lemieux | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Fairbairn | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Vic Hadfield | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Balon | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Al Hamilton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Rod Seiling | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Brown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Robitaille | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ed Giacomin | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 36 | 37 |
| Terry Sawchuk | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
St. Louis Blues
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Berenson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Plager | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jimmy Roberts | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Frank St. Marseille | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Goyette | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Gary Sabourin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne Maki | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Tim Ecclestone | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill McCreary | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Terry Crisp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ab McDonald | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Terry Gray | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Al Arbour | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Barclay Plager | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean-Guy Talbot | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Plager | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jacques Plante | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 27 | 29 |
| Ernie Wakely | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
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