Belt game 3,572 · December 27, 1974
New York Rangers take the belt
New York Rangers beat Buffalo Sabres 9–5 at home to start reign 1,361 of the NHL belt, the 176th for the franchise.
Buffalo Sabres had held it since December 26, 1974, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
New York Rangers held it for 16 days and 7 defenses, then lost it to Chicago Blackhawks on January 12, 1975.
1,361Reign number
176Team's reign
7Defenses
16Days held
Box score
New York Rangers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jean Ratelle | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Rod Gilbert | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Vickers | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Pete Stemkowski | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Brad Park | 0 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Greschner | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Nick Beverley | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Fairbairn | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Greg Polis | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Ted Irvine | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick Middleton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Bert Wilson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Derek Sanderson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Jerry Butler | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gilles Marotte | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| John Bednarski | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Maloney | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gilles Villemure | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 26 | 31 |
| Curt Ridley | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
Buffalo Sabres
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norm Gratton | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Gilbert Perreault | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Rene Robert | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick Dudley | 1 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Lorentz | 1 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Craig Ramsay | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Luce | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian Spencer | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jerry Korab | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Carriere | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Hajt | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Mickey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Danny Gare | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Lee Fogolin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Schoenfeld | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 21 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Roger Crozier | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 24 | 30 |
| Gary Bromley | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 10 | 13 |
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