Belt game 3,762 · January 16, 1977
New York Rangers take the belt
New York Rangers beat Chicago Black Hawks 5–2 on the road to start reign 1,419 of the NHL belt, the 180th for the franchise.
Chicago Black Hawks had held it since January 15, 1977, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
New York Rangers held it for 6 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Los Angeles Kings on January 22, 1977.
1,419Reign number
180Team's reign
1Defenses
6Days held
Box score
Chicago Black Hawks
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pit Martin | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ivan Boldirev | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Alain Daigle | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Grant Mulvey | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| J.P. Bordeleau | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Dale Tallon | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Harrison | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Dennis Hull | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| John Marks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Darcy Rota | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Cliff Koroll | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Stan Mikita | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Orr | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Russell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Murray | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dick Redmond | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Gilles Villemure | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 36 | 41 |
| Tony Esposito | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
New York Rangers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rod Gilbert | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Vickers | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne Dillon | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Hodge | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Nick Fotiu | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dan Newman | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Esposito | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Greschner | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Carol Vadnais | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Murdoch | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Pat Hickey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Mark Heaslip | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Greg Polis | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Farrish | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Maloney | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike McEwen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Soetaert | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 27 | 29 |
| Gilles Gratton | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
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