Belt game 3,724 · October 26, 1976
New York Rangers take the belt
New York Rangers beat Cleveland Barons 5–2 on the road to start reign 1,408 of the NHL belt, the 178th for the franchise.
Cleveland Barons had held it since October 21, 1976, with 0 defenses over 5 days.
New York Rangers held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Boston Bruins on October 27, 1976.
1,408Reign number
178Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Cleveland Barons
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Pappin | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Fred Ahern Jr | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Charlie Simmer | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Al MacAdam | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Gardner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne Merrick | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Ralph Klassen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Gary Sabourin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Moxey | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Dennis Maruk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Girard | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick Hampton | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Christie | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Stewart | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Greg Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Len Frig | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Neilson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Gilles Meloche | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 23 | 28 |
| Gary Simmons | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
New York Rangers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rod Gilbert | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Murdoch | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Pat Hickey | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Esposito | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne Dillon | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Hodge | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Greschner | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike McEwen | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Vickers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Fairbairn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Pete Stemkowski | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Nick Fotiu | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Farrish | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Carol Vadnais | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Nick Beverley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Maloney | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| John Davidson | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 28 | 30 |
| Gilles Gratton | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
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