Belt game 3,434 · March 4, 1973
Vancouver Canucks take the belt
Vancouver Canucks beat New York Rangers 4–3 on the road to start reign 1,309 of the NHL belt, the 2nd for the franchise.
New York Rangers had held it since March 3, 1973, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Vancouver Canucks held it for 6 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Chicago Blackhawks on March 10, 1973.
1,309Reign number
2Team's reign
1Defenses
6Days held
Box score
New York Rangers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jean Ratelle | 2 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Rousseau | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Glen Sather | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Murphy | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Pete Stemkowski | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Brad Park | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Dale Rolfe | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Rod Gilbert | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Vickers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Gene Carr | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Fairbairn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Vic Hadfield | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Ted Irvine | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Harris | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Neilson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Rod Seiling | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Gilles Villemure | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 27 | 31 |
| Peter McDuffe | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
Vancouver Canucks
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andre Boudrias | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| John Wright | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Gerry O'Flaherty | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Barry Wilcox | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Rich Lemieux | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Lalonde | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Barry Wilkins | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dennis Kearns | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Dale Tallon | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Schmautz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Lever | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Tannahill | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Balon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Orland Kurtenbach | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Jocelyn Guevremont | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Mair | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gregg Boddy | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Dunc Wilson | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 34 | 37 |
| Ed Dyck | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
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