Belt game 3,527 · April 25, 1974 · playoffs
New York Rangers take the belt
New York Rangers beat Philadelphia Flyers 5–3 at home to start reign 1,344 of the NHL belt, the 174th for the franchise.
Philadelphia Flyers had held it since April 9, 1974, with 5 defenses over 16 days.
New York Rangers held it for 5 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Philadelphia Flyers on April 30, 1974.
1,344Reign number
174Team's reign
1Defenses
5Days held
Box score
New York Rangers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rod Gilbert | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Fairbairn | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Ted Irvine | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Vickers | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Vic Hadfield | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Brad Park | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Dale Rolfe | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bruce MacGregor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jerry Butler | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean Ratelle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Pete Stemkowski | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Rousseau | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Harris | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gilles Marotte | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Neilson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Rod Seiling | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Ed Giacomin | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 12 | 15 |
| Gilles Villemure | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
Philadelphia Flyers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Clarke | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Gary Dornhoefer | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ross Lonsberry | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick MacLeish | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 7 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Bladon | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Andre Dupont | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Barber | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Schultz | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 31 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Kelly | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Saleski | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Terry Crisp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Flett | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Orest Kindrachuk | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ed Van Impe | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Barry Ashbee | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Joe Watson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jimmy Watson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bernie Parent | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 34 | 39 |
| Bobby Taylor | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
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