Belt game 4,229 · January 2, 1982
New York Rangers take the belt
New York Rangers beat Montréal Canadiens 6–5 on the road to start reign 1,577 of the NHL belt, the 191st for the franchise.
Montréal Canadiens had held it since December 29, 1981, with 1 defense over 4 days.
New York Rangers held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Washington Capitals on January 3, 1982.
1,577Reign number
191Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig Laughlin | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Pierre Mondou | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Risebrough | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Keith Acton | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Mario Tremblay | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Shutt | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Rod Langway | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Guy Lafleur | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mark Hunter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Jarvis | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Gainey | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Wickenheiser | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Mark Napier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian Engblom | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Guy Lapointe | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Robinson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Robert Picard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick Wamsley | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 12 | 14 |
| Richard Sevigny | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 5 | 9 |
New York Rangers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Maloney | 2 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Allison | 0 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mark Pavelich | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Duguay | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Silk | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Rogers | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Laidlaw | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Barry Beck | 1 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Carol Vadnais | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Reijo Ruotsalainen | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Andre Dore | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Vickers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Eddie Johnstone | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Nick Fotiu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Pat Hickey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Younghans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Maloney | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Weeks | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Eddie Mio | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 27 | 32 |
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