Belt game 4,631 · January 10, 1986
New York Rangers take the belt
New York Rangers beat Montréal Canadiens 6–4 at home to start reign 1,732 of the NHL belt, the 200th for the franchise.
Montréal Canadiens had held it since January 8, 1986, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
New York Rangers held it for 10 days and 4 defenses, then lost it to Carolina Hurricanes on January 20, 1986.
1,732Reign number
200Team's reign
4Defenses
10Days held
Box score
New York Rangers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Brooke | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Greschner | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Mark Osborne | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Maloney | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Ridley | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jan Erixon | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian MacLellan | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| James Patrick | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike McEwen | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Willie Huber | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Reijo Ruotsalainen | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Gagner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Kelly Miller | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Raimo Helminen | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Peter Sundstrom | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tomas Sandstrom | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Laidlaw | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Melnyk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Glen Hanlon | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| John Vanbiesbrouck | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 23 | 27 |
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Kurvers | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Kjell Dahlin | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Robinson | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Ryan Walter | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mario Tremblay | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Smith | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 9 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Mcphee | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian Skrudland | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Guy Carbonneau | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Gainey | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mats Naslund | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Lucien DeBlois | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Chris Nilan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Stephane Richer | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Kent Carlson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Craig Ludwig | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Petr Svoboda | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Lalor | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Soetaert | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Penney | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 23 | 29 |
Box scores: the NHL's own game center.