Belt game 4,102 · October 26, 1980
New York Rangers take the belt
New York Rangers beat Detroit Red Wings 7–6 at home to start reign 1,529 of the NHL belt, the 188th for the franchise.
Detroit Red Wings had held it since October 25, 1980, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
New York Rangers held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to St. Louis Blues on October 28, 1980.
1,529Reign number
188Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
New York Rangers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anders Hedberg | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Vickers | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Allison | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ulf Nilsson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Cam Connor | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Esposito | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Laidlaw | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Greschner | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Maloney | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Sulliman | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Duguay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Silk | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Eddie Johnstone | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Barry Beck | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Carol Vadnais | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ed Hospodar | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mario Marois | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne Thomas | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| John Davidson | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 24 | 30 |
Detroit Red Wings
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Lyle | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Blaisdell | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| John Ogrodnick | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Willie Huber | 0 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Dale McCourt | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Woods | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Foligno | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Vaclav Nedomansky | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick Vasko | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Reed Larson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Errol Thompson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jody Gage | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dan Labraaten | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Brent Peterson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Greg Joly | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Korn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Rutherford | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Gilles Gilbert | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 30 | 37 |
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