Belt game 6,452 · December 18, 2003
New York Rangers take the belt
New York Rangers beat New York Islanders 4–3 at home to start reign 2,515 of the NHL belt, the 232nd for the franchise.
New York Islanders had held it since December 16, 2003, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
New York Rangers held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Ottawa Senators on December 20, 2003.
2,515Reign number
232Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
New York Rangers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Lindros | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Mark Messier | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Matthew Barnaby | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | — |
| Jan Hlavac | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Dan Lacouture | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Petr Nedved | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Brian Leetch | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Poti | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | — | — |
| Joel Bouchard | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Holik | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Chris Simon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — |
| Anson Carter | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Martin Rucinsky | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Alex Kovalev | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Jason MacDonald | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| Greg De Vries | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| Darius Kasparaitis | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | — | — |
| Vladimir Malakhov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | — | — |
| Mike Dunham | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 23 | 26 |
| Jussi Markkanen | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
New York Islanders
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mariusz Czerkawski | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Justin Mapletoft | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — |
| Mark Parrish | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Scatchard | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | — | — |
| Jason Blake | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Adrian Aucoin | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | — | — |
| Radek Martinek | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Trent Hunter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Oleg Kvasha | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Shawn Bates | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| Michael Peca | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Arron Asham | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | — |
| Eric Godard | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Alexei Yashin | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | — |
| Roman Hamrlik | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Kenny Jonsson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Eric Cairns | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Janne Niinimaa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| Garth Snow | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 26 | 30 |
| Rick DiPietro | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: the NHL's own game center.