Belt game 3,171 · March 29, 1970
New York Rangers take the belt
New York Rangers beat Montréal Canadiens 4–1 at home to start reign 1,226 of the NHL belt, the 159th for the franchise.
Montréal Canadiens had held it since March 14, 1970, with 7 defenses over 15 days.
New York Rangers held it for 6 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Detroit Red Wings on April 4, 1970.
1,226Reign number
159Team's reign
1Defenses
6Days held
Box score
New York Rangers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jean Ratelle | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Nevin | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Luce | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ted Irvine | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Brad Park | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Neilson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Rod Gilbert | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Fairbairn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Stewart | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Balon | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jack Egers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Orland Kurtenbach | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tim Horton | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Arnie Brown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Rod Seiling | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Ed Giacomin | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 34 | 35 |
| Terry Sawchuk | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henri Richard | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean Beliveau | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ralph Backstrom | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Mickey | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Yvan Cournoyer | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Claude Provost | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Rousseau | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Peter Mahovlich | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| John Ferguson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Mickey Redmond | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Jacques Lemaire | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Lawrence Pleau | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jacques Laperriere | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| J.C. Tremblay | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ted Harris | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Terry Harper | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Rogie Vachon | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 36 | 40 |
| Phil Myre | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
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