Belt game 4,680 · April 23, 1986 · playoffs
New York Rangers take the belt
New York Rangers beat Washington Capitals 6–5 (OT) at home to start reign 1,750 of the NHL belt, the 204th for the franchise.
Washington Capitals had held it since April 19, 1986, with 1 defense over 4 days.
New York Rangers held it for 8 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Montréal Canadiens on May 1, 1986.
1,750Reign number
204Team's reign
2Defenses
8Days held
Box score
New York Rangers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilf Paiement | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Brooke | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Ridley | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Pierre Larouche | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Allison | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian MacLellan | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Tomas Sandstrom | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Laidlaw | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| James Patrick | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Willie Huber | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Reijo Ruotsalainen | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Kelly Miller | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Maloney | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mark Osborne | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jan Erixon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| George McPhee | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Kjell Samuelsson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Melnyk | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Glen Hanlon | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| John Vanbiesbrouck | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 24 | 29 |
Washington Capitals
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Carpenter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Gould | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Kevin Hatcher | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Gaetan Duchesne | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Alan Haworth | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Craig Laughlin | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Christian | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Scott Stevens | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| John Barrett | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Murphy | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Greg Smith | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| David Jensen | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Gartner | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Greg Adams | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Yvon Corriveau | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Lou Franceschetti | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dwight Schofield | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Rod Langway | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Pete Peeters | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 24 | 30 |
| Al Jensen | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
Box scores: the NHL's own game center.