Belt game 3,872 · February 25, 1978
New York Rangers take the belt
New York Rangers beat Montréal Canadiens 6–3 on the road to start reign 1,450 of the NHL belt, the 182nd for the franchise.
Montréal Canadiens had held it since December 23, 1977, with 25 defenses over 64 days.
New York Rangers held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Calgary Flames on February 27, 1978.
1,450Reign number
182Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guy Lafleur | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Yvan Cournoyer | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Shutt | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Jacques Lemaire | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Serge Savard | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Pierre Mondou | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Risebrough | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Yvon Lambert | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Mario Tremblay | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Rejean Houle | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Jarvis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Gainey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Nyrop | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Guy Lapointe | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Robinson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Gilles Lupien | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick Chartraw | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Michel Larocque | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Dryden | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 26 | 32 |
New York Rangers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Vickers | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Murdoch | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Pat Hickey | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne Dillon | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Duguay | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Eddie Johnstone | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Mark Heaslip | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Nick Fotiu | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Lucien DeBlois | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Esposito | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Dan Newman | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Farrish | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Greschner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Carol Vadnais | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Awrey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike McEwen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| John Davidson | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Hardy Astrom | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 29 | 32 |
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