Belt game 3,285 · October 17, 1971
New York Rangers take the belt
New York Rangers beat Montréal Canadiens 8–4 at home to start reign 1,270 of the NHL belt, the 164th for the franchise.
Montréal Canadiens had held it since May 16, 1971, with 4 defenses over 154 days.
New York Rangers held it for 34 days and 12 defenses, then lost it to Dallas Stars on November 20, 1971.
1,270Reign number
164Team's reign
12Defenses
34Days held
Box score
New York Rangers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rod Gilbert | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Vic Hadfield | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Neilson | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Fairbairn | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Balon | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean Ratelle | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Brad Park | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bruce MacGregor | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Rod Seiling | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Glen Sather | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jack Egers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Pete Stemkowski | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 10 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Rousseau | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Ted Irvine | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 9 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Dale Rolfe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Ab DeMarco | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ed Giacomin | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 25 | 29 |
| Gilles Villemure | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yvan Cournoyer | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Guy Lafleur | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Claude Larose | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jacques Lemaire | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Frank Mahovlich | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| J.C. Tremblay | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Guy Lapointe | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Lawrence Pleau | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Marc Tardif | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Rejean Houle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Henri Richard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Roberto | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Peter Mahovlich | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jacques Laperriere | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Terry Harper | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Pierre Bouchard | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Rogie Vachon | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 13 | 17 |
| Ken Dryden | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 29 | 33 |
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