Belt game 3,370 · May 9, 1972 · playoffs
New York Rangers take the belt
New York Rangers beat Boston Bruins 3–2 on the road to start reign 1,291 of the NHL belt, the 167th for the franchise.
Boston Bruins had held it since May 7, 1972, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
New York Rangers held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Boston Bruins on May 11, 1972.
1,291Reign number
167Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Boston Bruins
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Esposito | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Hodge | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne Cashman | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Fred Stanfield | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Johnny Bucyk | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Walton | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Garnet Bailey | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Derek Sanderson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ed Westfall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| John McKenzie | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Marcotte | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Roberts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Orr | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Ted Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Carol Vadnais | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dallas Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Awrey | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Eddie Johnston | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 23 | 26 |
| Gerry Cheevers | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
New York Rangers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Rousseau | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Fairbairn | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bruce MacGregor | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Ted Irvine | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Brad Park | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Dale Rolfe | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Glen Sather | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Rod Gilbert | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Goyette | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Vic Hadfield | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean Ratelle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gene Carr | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Pete Stemkowski | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Gary Doak | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Dorey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Rod Seiling | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ed Giacomin | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Gilles Villemure | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 36 | 38 |
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