Belt game 3,691 · February 17, 1976
New York Rangers take the belt
New York Rangers beat New York Islanders 3–1 on the road to start reign 1,399 of the NHL belt, the 177th for the franchise.
New York Islanders had held it since February 15, 1976, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
New York Rangers held it for 3 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Montréal Canadiens on February 20, 1976.
1,399Reign number
177Team's reign
1Defenses
3Days held
Box score
New York Islanders
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Harris | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bryan Trottier | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Denis Potvin | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Garry Howatt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Clark Gillies | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Lorne Henning | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Billy MacMillan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| J.P. Parise | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Jude Drouin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Ed Westfall | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Andre St. Laurent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Nystrom | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Gerry Hart | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean Potvin | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bert Marshall | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Fortier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Lewis | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Glenn Resch | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Smith | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 25 | 27 |
New York Rangers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Middleton | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Fairbairn | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Pat Hickey | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Pete Stemkowski | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Rod Gilbert | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Vickers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne Dillon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Esposito | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Greg Polis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Jerry Holland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Carol Vadnais | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Greschner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| John Bednarski | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Nick Beverley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Maloney | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Jarrett | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dunc Wilson | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| John Davidson | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 32 | 33 |
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