Belt game 3,174 · April 5, 1970
New York Rangers take the belt
New York Rangers beat Detroit Red Wings 9–5 at home to start reign 1,228 of the NHL belt, the 160th for the franchise.
Detroit Red Wings had held it since April 4, 1970, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
New York Rangers held it for 3 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Boston Bruins on April 8, 1970.
1,228Reign number
160Team's reign
0Defenses
3Days held
Box score
New York Rangers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arnie Brown | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Stewart | 2 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Balon | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Rod Gilbert | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Nevin | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean Ratelle | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Jack Egers | 2 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Orland Kurtenbach | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Brad Park | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Tim Horton | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Rod Seiling | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Fairbairn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Luce | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ted Irvine | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Neilson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Ed Giacomin | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 17 | 20 |
| Terry Sawchuk | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
Detroit Red Wings
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Libett | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Carl Brewer | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gordie Howe | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Alex Delvecchio | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bruce MacGregor | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne Connelly | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Pete Stemkowski | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Frank Mahovlich | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Gary Bergman | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Garry Unger | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Gary Croteau | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Al Karlander | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Billy Dea | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Poul Popiel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Baun | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Harris | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Roger Crozier | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 56 | 65 |
| Roy Edwards | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
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