Belt game 3,505 · March 3, 1974
New York Rangers take the belt
New York Rangers beat California Golden Seals 8–2 at home to start reign 1,334 of the NHL belt, the 172nd for the franchise.
California Golden Seals had held it since March 2, 1974, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
New York Rangers held it for 6 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Montréal Canadiens on March 9, 1974.
1,334Reign number
172Team's reign
1Defenses
6Days held
Box score
New York Rangers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry Butler | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Pete Stemkowski | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Brad Park | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Bert Wilson | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean Ratelle | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Rod Seiling | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Vickers | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Fairbairn | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Vic Hadfield | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Rousseau | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Gilles Marotte | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jack Egers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ted Irvine | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Harris | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dale Rolfe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Neilson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ed Giacomin | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 19 | 21 |
| Gilles Villemure | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
California Golden Seals
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reggie Leach | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Stan Gilbertson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Morris Mott | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Joey Johnston | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Pete Laframboise | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Shakes | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Walt McKechnie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ivan Boldirev | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Huston | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Hilliard Graves | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Gary Croteau | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Stan Weir | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ray Mckay | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Terry Murray | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Stewart | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ted McAneeley | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Marv Edwards | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 31 | 39 |
| Gilles Meloche | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
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