Belt game 3,986 · May 5, 1979 · playoffs
New York Rangers take the belt
New York Rangers beat New York Islanders 4–3 on the road to start reign 1,493 of the NHL belt, the 186th for the franchise.
New York Islanders had held it since May 3, 1979, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
New York Rangers held it for 10 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Montréal Canadiens on May 15, 1979.
1,493Reign number
186Team's reign
2Defenses
10Days held
Box score
New York Islanders
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Lorimer | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Lorne Henning | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Bourne | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Billy Harris | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Kaszycki | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Nystrom | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Denis Potvin | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Garry Howatt | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Clark Gillies | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne Merrick | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bryan Trottier | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Bossy | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| John Tonelli | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Gerry Hart | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Pat Price | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Stefan Persson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Lewis | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Glenn Resch | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Smith | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 26 | 30 |
New York Rangers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Greschner | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Maloney | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Vickers | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Duguay | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Anders Hedberg | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Lucien DeBlois | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Esposito | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Carol Vadnais | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike McEwen | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Sheehan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Murdoch | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Pat Hickey | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Eddie Johnstone | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Pierre Plante | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mario Marois | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Maloney | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne Thomas | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| John Davidson | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 25 | 28 |
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