Belt game 5,605 · December 8, 1995
New York Rangers take the belt
New York Rangers beat Detroit Red Wings 2–1 (OT) at home to start reign 2,145 of the NHL belt, the 221st for the franchise.
Detroit Red Wings had held it since December 5, 1995, with 1 defense over 3 days.
New York Rangers held it for 7 days and 3 defenses, then lost it to Buffalo Sabres on December 15, 1995.
2,145Reign number
221Team's reign
3Defenses
7Days held
Box score
New York Rangers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Messier | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Pat Verbeek | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Ray Ferraro | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian Leetch | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Adam Graves | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Sergei Nemchinov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Darren Langdon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne Presley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Luc Robitaille | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Niklas Sundstrom | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Joey Kocur | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Alex Kovalev | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Stephane Matteau | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Kevin Lowe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ulf Samuelsson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Lidster | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jeff Beukeboom | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bruce Driver | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Glenn Healy | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Richter | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 33 | 34 |
Detroit Red Wings
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Johnson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Keith Primeau | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Coffey | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Igor Larionov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Vyacheslav Kozlov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Brown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Yzerman | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Martin Lapointe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Errey | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dino Ciccarelli | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Stu Grimson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Kris Draper | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Sergei Fedorov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Viacheslav Fetisov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Rouse | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Nicklas Lidstrom | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Vladimir Konstantinov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Marc Bergevin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Vernon | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Chris Osgood | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 22 | 24 |
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