Belt game 3,941 · January 17, 1979
New York Rangers take the belt
New York Rangers beat New York Islanders 5–3 at home to start reign 1,475 of the NHL belt, the 183rd for the franchise.
New York Islanders had held it since January 6, 1979, with 5 defenses over 11 days.
New York Rangers held it for 3 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to St. Louis Blues on January 20, 1979.
1,475Reign number
183Team's reign
0Defenses
3Days held
Box score
New York Rangers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Duguay | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Anders Hedberg | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Esposito | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike McEwen | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Vickers | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ulf Nilsson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Pat Hickey | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Farrish | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Greschner | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Maloney | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Murdoch | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Dean Talafous | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Nick Fotiu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Pierre Plante | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Carol Vadnais | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mario Marois | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne Thomas | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| John Davidson | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 22 | 25 |
New York Islanders
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garry Howatt | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Clark Gillies | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Lorne Henning | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Bourne | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Bossy | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Lorimer | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne Merrick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Billy Harris | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ed Westfall | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bryan Trottier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Nystrom | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| John Tonelli | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Pat Price | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Denis Potvin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Bert Marshall | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Stefan Persson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Lewis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Glenn Resch | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 34 | 39 |
| Billy Smith | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
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