Belt game 4,960 · March 22, 1989
New York Rangers take the belt
New York Rangers beat Minnesota North Stars 3–1 at home to start reign 1,872 of the NHL belt, the 208th for the franchise.
Minnesota North Stars had held it since March 18, 1989, with 1 defense over 4 days.
New York Rangers held it for 3 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Philadelphia Flyers on March 25, 1989.
1,872Reign number
208Team's reign
0Defenses
3Days held
Box score
New York Rangers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ulf Dahlen | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Guy Lafleur | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Kelly Kisio | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jason Lafreniere | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Carey Wilson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Lucien DeBlois | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Tomas Sandstrom | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Lindy Ruff | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Greschner | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Tony Granato | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian Mullen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| John Ogrodnick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Chris Nilan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mark Janssens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| James Patrick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Michel Petit | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Rudy Poeschek | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jeff Bloemberg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Froese | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| John Vanbiesbrouck | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 36 | 37 |
Minnesota North Stars
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shawn Chambers | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Neal Broten | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Marc Habscheid | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Gartner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Stew Gavin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Brooke | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Archibald | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Gagner | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Basil Mcrae | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Perry Berezan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Shane Churla | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Gotaas | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Barber | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Curt Giles | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Frantisek Musil | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Murphy | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Mark Tinordi | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Reed Larson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Kari Takko | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jon Casey | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 25 | 28 |
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