Belt game 3,177 · April 11, 1970 · playoffs
New York Rangers take the belt
New York Rangers beat Boston Bruins 4–3 at home to start reign 1,230 of the NHL belt, the 161st for the franchise.
Boston Bruins had held it since April 8, 1970, with 1 defense over 3 days.
New York Rangers held it for 3 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Boston Bruins on April 14, 1970.
1,230Reign number
161Team's reign
1Defenses
3Days held
Box score
New York Rangers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rod Gilbert | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | — |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean Ratelle | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Fairbairn | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Orland Kurtenbach | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 19 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ted Irvine | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Brad Park | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Neilson | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Nevin | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Stewart | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Luce | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Balon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jack Egers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Tim Horton | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Arnie Brown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Al Hamilton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ab DeMarco | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Ed Giacomin | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 26 | 29 |
| Terry Sawchuk | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
Boston Bruins
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Stanfield | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Esposito | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Johnny Bucyk | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| John McKenzie | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Orr | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Dallas Smith | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Speer | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Hodge | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne Carleton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne Cashman | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 32 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Derek Sanderson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ed Westfall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Lorentz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Marcotte | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gary Doak | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Awrey | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Eddie Johnston | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Gerry Cheevers | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 39 | 43 |
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