Belt game 5,658 · April 7, 1996
New Jersey Devils take the belt
New Jersey Devils beat New York Rangers 4–2 at home to start reign 2,168 of the NHL belt, the 29th for the franchise.
New York Rangers had held it since April 5, 1996, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
New Jersey Devils held it for 3 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Philadelphia Flyers on April 10, 1996.
2,168Reign number
29Team's reign
0Defenses
3Days held
Box score
New Jersey Devils
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Andreychuk | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Guerin | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| John MacLean | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Holik | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Randy Mckay | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Scott Stevens | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Housley | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jason Smith | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Peluso | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian Rolston | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Sergei Brylin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Carpenter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Sullivan | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Thomas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Stephane Richer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Daneyko | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Scott Niedermayer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Kevin Dean | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Martin Brodeur | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 23 | 25 |
| Corey Schwab | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
New York Rangers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Gernander | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Alex Kovalev | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Daniel Lacroix | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Lidster | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Barry Richter | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Adam Graves | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Sergei Nemchinov | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Darren Langdon | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Pat Verbeek | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jari Kurri | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Berg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Luc Robitaille | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Niklas Sundstrom | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Sergio Momesso | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian Leetch | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ulf Samuelsson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jeff Beukeboom | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bruce Driver | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Glenn Healy | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Richter | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 31 | 35 |
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