Belt game 3,368 · May 4, 1972 · playoffs
New York Rangers take the belt
New York Rangers beat Boston Bruins 5–2 at home to start reign 1,289 of the NHL belt, the 166th for the franchise.
Boston Bruins had held it since April 30, 1972, with 1 defense over 4 days.
New York Rangers held it for 3 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Boston Bruins on May 7, 1972.
1,289Reign number
166Team's reign
0Defenses
3Days held
Box score
New York Rangers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brad Park | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Rod Gilbert | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Rousseau | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Fairbairn | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Vic Hadfield | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Bruce MacGregor | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Pete Stemkowski | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Ted Irvine | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Glen Sather | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Goyette | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean Ratelle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gene Carr | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dale Rolfe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Neilson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Rod Seiling | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Ab DeMarco | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ed Giacomin | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 32 | 34 |
| Gilles Villemure | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
Boston Bruins
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Walton | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne Cashman | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Orr | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 | — | — |
| Carol Vadnais | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dallas Smith | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Esposito | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Hodge | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Johnny Bucyk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Garnet Bailey | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Derek Sanderson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Fred Stanfield | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Ed Westfall | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| John McKenzie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Marcotte | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Roberts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ted Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Awrey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Eddie Johnston | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Gerry Cheevers | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 34 | 39 |
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