Belt game 3,362 · April 16, 1972 · playoffs
New York Rangers take the belt
New York Rangers beat Chicago Black Hawks 3–2 on the road to start reign 1,287 of the NHL belt, the 165th for the franchise.
Chicago Black Hawks had held it since March 26, 1972, with 7 defenses over 21 days.
New York Rangers held it for 14 days and 3 defenses, then lost it to Boston Bruins on April 30, 1972.
1,287Reign number
165Team's reign
3Defenses
14Days held
Box score
Chicago Black Hawks
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chico Maki | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Stan Mikita | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Christian Bordeleau | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Jarrett | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jerry Korab | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Lou Angotti | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Pit Martin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Pappin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Hull | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Dennis Hull | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Bryan Campbell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Eric Nesterenko | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Cliff Koroll | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill White | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Keith Magnuson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Pat Stapleton | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Darryl Maggs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gary Smith | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Esposito | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 25 | 28 |
New York Rangers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Fairbairn | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bruce MacGregor | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Gene Carr | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Pete Stemkowski | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Rousseau | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ted Irvine | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Brad Park | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Glen Sather | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Rod Gilbert | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Goyette | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Vic Hadfield | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Stewart | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gary Doak | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dale Rolfe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Neilson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Rod Seiling | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ed Giacomin | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 25 | 27 |
| Gilles Villemure | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
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