Belt game 3,256 · March 23, 1971
New York Rangers take the belt
New York Rangers beat Buffalo Sabres 7–2 at home to start reign 1,256 of the NHL belt, the 163rd for the franchise.
Buffalo Sabres had held it since March 21, 1971, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
New York Rangers held it for 11 days and 3 defenses, then lost it to Montréal Canadiens on April 3, 1971.
1,256Reign number
163Team's reign
3Defenses
11Days held
Box score
New York Rangers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Neilson | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Rod Gilbert | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Vic Hadfield | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0 | — | — |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean Ratelle | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Glen Sather | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Nevin | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Bruce MacGregor | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Balon | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Pete Stemkowski | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Ted Irvine | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Tim Horton | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Rod Seiling | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Fairbairn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Stewart | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Brad Park | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Brown | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dale Rolfe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ed Giacomin | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Gilles Villemure | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 21 | 23 |
Buffalo Sabres
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Goyette | 1 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Kevin O'Shea | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Atkinson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Donnie Marshall | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Keenan | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Barrie | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Gilbert Perreault | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Skip Krake | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Gerry Meehan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Anderson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Floyd Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dick Duff | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Eddie Shack | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Watson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Tracy Pratt | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Al Hamilton | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Reg Fleming | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean-Guy Talbot | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Dryden | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 43 | 50 |
| Joe Daley | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
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