Belt game 5,775 · May 4, 1997 · playoffs
New York Rangers take the belt
New York Rangers beat New Jersey Devils 2–0 on the road to start reign 2,214 of the NHL belt, the 224th for the franchise.
New Jersey Devils had held it since May 2, 1997, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
New York Rangers held it for 12 days and 3 defenses, then lost it to Philadelphia Flyers on May 16, 1997.
2,214Reign number
224Team's reign
3Defenses
12Days held
Box score
New Jersey Devils
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denis Pederson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Guerin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian Rolston | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| John MacLean | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Holik | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Carpenter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Randy Mckay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Valeri Zelepukin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Patrik Elias | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Thomas | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Reid Simpson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Gilmour | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Ellett | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Daneyko | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Scott Stevens | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Lyle Odelein | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Scott Niedermayer | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Shawn Chambers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Dunham | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Martin Brodeur | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 20 | 21 |
New York Rangers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russ Courtnall | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Niklas Sundstrom | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne Gretzky | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian Leetch | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Patrick Flatley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Adam Graves | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Esa Tikkanen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mark Messier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Gernander | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Darren Langdon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Luc Robitaille | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Shane Churla | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Eastwood | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ulf Samuelsson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Lidster | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jeff Beukeboom | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Alexander Karpovtsev | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bruce Driver | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Glenn Healy | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Richter | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 32 | 32 |
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