Belt game 3,514 · March 24, 1974
New York Rangers take the belt
New York Rangers beat Buffalo Sabres 5–3 at home to start reign 1,338 of the NHL belt, the 173rd for the franchise.
Buffalo Sabres had held it since March 20, 1974, with 1 defense over 4 days.
New York Rangers held it for 3 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Boston Bruins on March 27, 1974.
1,338Reign number
173Team's reign
0Defenses
3Days held
Box score
New York Rangers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rod Gilbert | 2 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Fairbairn | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Vic Hadfield | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean Ratelle | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Pete Stemkowski | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Brad Park | 0 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Rousseau | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ted Irvine | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Dale Rolfe | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Bruce MacGregor | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bert Wilson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jerry Butler | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jack Egers | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Harris | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Neilson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Rod Seiling | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ed Giacomin | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 31 | 34 |
| Gilles Villemure | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
Buffalo Sabres
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerry Meehan | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Lorentz | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Craig Ramsay | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick Dudley | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Luce | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Schoenfeld | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick Martin | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Norm Gratton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Gilbert Perreault | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Mickey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Rene Robert | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Atkinson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian Spencer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Robitaille | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jerry Korab | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Terbenche | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Carriere | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gary Bromley | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Dryden | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 24 | 29 |
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