Belt game 4,115 · November 26, 1980
New York Rangers take the belt
New York Rangers beat Boston Bruins 6–4 at home to start reign 1,537 of the NHL belt, the 189th for the franchise.
Boston Bruins had held it since November 20, 1980, with 2 defenses over 6 days.
New York Rangers held it for 5 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Dallas Stars on December 1, 1980.
1,537Reign number
189Team's reign
1Defenses
5Days held
Box score
New York Rangers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Esposito | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Greschner | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Vickers | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jere Gillis | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Maloney | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Allison | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Silk | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Eddie Johnstone | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Sulliman | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Anders Hedberg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Lance Nethery | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Laidlaw | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Barry Beck | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Carol Vadnais | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Chris Kotsopoulos | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Maloney | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne Thomas | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Soetaert | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 16 | 20 |
Boston Bruins
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter McNab | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dwight Foster | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean Ratelle | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne Cashman | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick Middleton | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Marcotte | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Brad McCrimmon | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Melnyk | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Kasper | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Miller | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Stan Jonathan | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Lalonde | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Terry O'Reilly | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dick Redmond | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Brad Park | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Gary Doak | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Milbury | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Rogie Vachon | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 21 | 27 |
| Jim Craig | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
Box scores: the NHL's own game center.