Belt game 3,982 · April 26, 1979 · playoffs
New York Rangers take the belt
New York Rangers beat New York Islanders 4–1 on the road to start reign 1,489 of the NHL belt, the 184th for the franchise.
New York Islanders had held it since April 5, 1979, with 6 defenses over 21 days.
New York Rangers held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to New York Islanders on April 28, 1979.
1,489Reign number
184Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
New York Islanders
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryan Trottier | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| John Tonelli | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Denis Potvin | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Garry Howatt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Clark Gillies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Lorne Henning | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne Merrick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Bourne | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Billy Harris | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Ed Westfall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Bossy | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Nystrom | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Gerry Hart | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Pat Price | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Lorimer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Stefan Persson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Lewis | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Glenn Resch | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 34 | 38 |
| Billy Smith | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
New York Rangers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Sheehan | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Pierre Plante | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Carol Vadnais | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Duguay | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Maloney | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Murdoch | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Pat Hickey | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Eddie Johnstone | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike McEwen | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Vickers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Anders Hedberg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Esposito | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Farrish | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Greschner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Mario Marois | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Maloney | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne Thomas | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| John Davidson | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 21 | 22 |
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