Belt game 4,752 · February 15, 1987
New York Rangers take the belt
New York Rangers beat Pittsburgh Penguins 4–1 at home to start reign 1,781 of the NHL belt, the 207th for the franchise.
Pittsburgh Penguins had held it since February 7, 1987, with 2 defenses over 8 days.
New York Rangers held it for 4 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Chicago Blackhawks on February 19, 1987.
1,781Reign number
207Team's reign
1Defenses
4Days held
Box score
New York Rangers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pierre Larouche | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Laidlaw | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Walt Poddubny | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Carpenter | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Kelly Kisio | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Mark Osborne | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Tony McKegney | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| James Patrick | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Greschner | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Maloney | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Chris Jensen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jan Erixon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Raimo Helminen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Lucien DeBlois | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Duguay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Curt Giles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Willie Huber | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Melnyk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Froese | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 25 | 26 |
| John Vanbiesbrouck | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
Pittsburgh Penguins
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Quinn | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Craig Simpson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Bourque | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Terry Ruskowski | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| John Chabot | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Errey | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Chris Kontos | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Randy Cunneyworth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Willy Lindstrom | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dan Frawley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Lee Giffin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mario Lemieux | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Bodger | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ville Siren | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Rod Buskas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Moe Mantha | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Randy Hillier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Pat Riggin | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Gilles Meloche | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 27 | 31 |
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