Belt game 3,984 · May 1, 1979 · playoffs
New York Rangers take the belt
New York Rangers beat New York Islanders 3–1 at home to start reign 1,491 of the NHL belt, the 185th for the franchise.
New York Islanders had held it since April 28, 1979, with 0 defenses over 3 days.
New York Rangers held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to New York Islanders on May 3, 1979.
1,491Reign number
185Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
New York Rangers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Sheehan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Vickers | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Maloney | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Murdoch | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Pat Hickey | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Esposito | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike McEwen | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Duguay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Anders Hedberg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Eddie Johnstone | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Lucien DeBlois | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Pierre Plante | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Greschner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Carol Vadnais | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mario Marois | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Maloney | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne Thomas | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| John Davidson | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 16 | 17 |
New York Islanders
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Bourne | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Garry Howatt | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Clark Gillies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Lorne Henning | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne Merrick | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Billy Harris | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bryan Trottier | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Kaszycki | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Bossy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Nystrom | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| John Tonelli | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Gerry Hart | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Pat Price | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Lorimer | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Denis Potvin | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Stefan Persson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Lewis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Glenn Resch | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 29 | 32 |
| Billy Smith | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
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