Belt game 4,686 · May 7, 1986 · playoffs
New York Rangers take the belt
New York Rangers beat Montréal Canadiens 2–0 at home to start reign 1,752 of the NHL belt, the 205th for the franchise.
Montréal Canadiens had held it since May 1, 1986, with 2 defenses over 6 days.
New York Rangers held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Montréal Canadiens on May 9, 1986.
1,752Reign number
205Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
New York Rangers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Brooke | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Maloney | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tomas Sandstrom | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Laidlaw | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Kelly Miller | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Wilf Paiement | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Allison | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Ridley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Mark Osborne | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jan Erixon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Pierre Larouche | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian MacLellan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Crawford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| James Patrick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Kjell Samuelsson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Willie Huber | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Reijo Ruotsalainen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Melnyk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Glen Hanlon | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| John Vanbiesbrouck | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 30 | 30 |
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Maley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Guy Carbonneau | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Gainey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mats Naslund | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Lucien DeBlois | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Chris Nilan | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| John Kordic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Claude Lemieux | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 9 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Mcphee | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian Skrudland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Stephane Richer | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Craig Ludwig | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Robinson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Chris Chelios | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Petr Svoboda | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Gaston Gingras | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Lalor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Soetaert | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick Roy | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 27 | 29 |
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