Belt game 3,489 · January 27, 1974
New York Rangers take the belt
New York Rangers beat Los Angeles Kings 5–3 at home to start reign 1,327 of the NHL belt, the 171st for the franchise.
Los Angeles Kings had held it since January 26, 1974, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
New York Rangers held it for 13 days and 4 defenses, then lost it to Montréal Canadiens on February 9, 1974.
1,327Reign number
171Team's reign
4Defenses
13Days held
Box score
New York Rangers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ted Irvine | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Vickers | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Fairbairn | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bruce MacGregor | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jerry Butler | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Pete Stemkowski | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Rousseau | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Brad Park | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Neilson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Rod Gilbert | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gene Carr | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Vic Hadfield | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean Ratelle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Harris | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gilles Marotte | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Rod Seiling | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ed Giacomin | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 26 | 29 |
| Peter McDuffe | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
Los Angeles Kings
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juha Widing | 2 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Murdoch | 0 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Frank St. Marseille | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Berry | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Butch Goring | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dan Maloney | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Murphy | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Nevin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Corrigan | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Lesuk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Williams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Hoene | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Kozak | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Terry Harper | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Sheldon Kannegiesser | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Barry Long | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 14 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Neil Komadoski | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Gary Edwards | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Rogie Vachon | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 28 | 33 |
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