Belt game 4,378 · April 17, 1983 · playoffs
New York Rangers take the belt
New York Rangers beat New York Islanders 7–6 at home to start reign 1,638 of the NHL belt, the 195th for the franchise.
New York Islanders had held it since April 9, 1983, with 3 defenses over 8 days.
New York Rangers held it for 3 days and 1 defense, then lost it to New York Islanders on April 20, 1983.
1,638Reign number
195Team's reign
1Defenses
3Days held
Box score
New York Rangers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Maloney | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Duguay | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Allison | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Eddie Johnstone | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| George McPhee | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Scot Kleinendorst | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Maloney | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Anders Hedberg | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Backman | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mark Pavelich | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Greschner | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Barry Beck | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Reijo Ruotsalainen | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Robbie Ftorek | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Rob McClanahan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Kent-Erik Andersson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Laidlaw | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick Chartraw | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Glen Hanlon | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Eddie Mio | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 27 | 33 |
New York Islanders
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Bossy | 2 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Bourne | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Billy Carroll | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Anders Kallur | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Tomas Jonsson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Denis Potvin | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne Merrick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Duane Sutter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Greg Gilbert | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mats Hallin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Brent Sutter | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Nystrom | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| John Tonelli | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Butch Goring | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike McEwen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Morrow | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Stefan Persson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Gord Lane | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Roland Melanson | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 17 | 19 |
| Billy Smith | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 18 | 23 |
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