NHL belt games · New York Rangers, Cleveland Barons
Larry Popein
Played in 136 belt games from October 9, 1954 to March 27, 1968, winning 48. Helped take the belt 25 times.
136Belt games
48–59–29Record
25Title-winning games
0.5PTS per belt game
Belt-game totals: 69 PTS, 20 G, 49 A, 66 PIM.
| Date | Game | W/L | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 27, 1968 | Oakland Seals vs. Pittsburgh PenguinsChallenger, lost · 7–4 | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Feb 21, 1968 | Oakland Seals vs. Chicago Black HawksChallenger, lost · 1–0 | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jan 27, 1968 | Oakland Seals at Minnesota North StarsChallenger, lost · 3–1 | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jan 13, 1968 | Oakland Seals at Minnesota North StarsTied the holder · 2–2 | T | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jan 6, 1968 | Oakland Seals vs. Minnesota North StarsTied the holder · 5–5 | T | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Dec 16, 1967 | Oakland Seals vs. Minnesota North StarsChallenger, lost · 1–0 | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Oct 9, 1960 | New York Rangers at Chicago Black HawksLost the belt · 3–2 | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Oct 8, 1960 | New York Rangers at Toronto Maple LeafsKept the belt · 5–2 | W | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Oct 5, 1960 | New York Rangers vs. Boston BruinsKept the belt · 2–1 | W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mar 20, 1960 | New York Rangers vs. Montréal CanadiensTook the belt · 3–1 | W | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Mar 16, 1960 | New York Rangers vs. Boston BruinsLost the belt · 3–2 | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Mar 13, 1960 | New York Rangers vs. Toronto Maple LeafsKept the belt · 2–2 | T | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Mar 12, 1960 | New York Rangers at Toronto Maple LeafsKept the belt · 4–1 | W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Mar 10, 1960 | New York Rangers at Boston BruinsKept the belt · 3–3 | T | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Mar 9, 1960 | New York Rangers vs. Chicago Black HawksKept the belt · 1–1 | T | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mar 6, 1960 | New York Rangers vs. Detroit Red WingsTook the belt · 3–1 | W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Feb 14, 1960 | New York Rangers at Boston BruinsChallenger, lost · 3–0 | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Feb 6, 1960 | New York Rangers vs. Chicago Black HawksChallenger, lost · 5–1 | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Jan 21, 1960 | New York Rangers at Montréal CanadiensChallenger, lost · 11–2 | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Jan 14, 1960 | New York Rangers at Boston BruinsChallenger, lost · 6–0 | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Dec 23, 1959 | New York Rangers vs. Chicago Black HawksLost the belt · 3–0 | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Dec 20, 1959 | New York Rangers vs. Montréal CanadiensTook the belt · 6–5 | W | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Dec 19, 1959 | New York Rangers at Montréal CanadiensLost the belt · 5–3 | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Dec 13, 1959 | New York Rangers vs. Boston BruinsKept the belt · 4–3 | W | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Dec 12, 1959 | New York Rangers at Boston BruinsKept the belt · 4–3 | W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Dec 6, 1959 | New York Rangers vs. Toronto Maple LeafsTook the belt · 6–0 | W | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Dec 5, 1959 | New York Rangers at Toronto Maple LeafsChallenger, lost · 6–3 | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Nov 5, 1959 | New York Rangers at Montréal CanadiensChallenger, lost · 8–2 | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Nov 1, 1959 | New York Rangers vs. Montréal CanadiensChallenger, lost · 3–1 | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Oct 14, 1959 | New York Rangers vs. Boston BruinsChallenger, lost · 4–3 | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mar 18, 1959 | New York Rangers vs. Boston BruinsChallenger, lost · 5–3 | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Feb 28, 1959 | New York Rangers at Montréal CanadiensLost the belt · 6–1 | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Feb 25, 1959 | New York Rangers vs. Detroit Red WingsKept the belt · 6–3 | W | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Feb 22, 1959 | New York Rangers vs. Montréal CanadiensTook the belt · 5–1 | W | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Feb 15, 1959 | New York Rangers vs. Montréal CanadiensChallenger, lost · 5–1 | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Feb 7, 1959 | New York Rangers vs. Chicago Black HawksChallenger, lost · 6–3 | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jan 28, 1959 | New York Rangers vs. Chicago Black HawksLost the belt · 3–1 | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dec 28, 1958 | New York Rangers vs. Montréal CanadiensTook the belt · 5–3 | W | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dec 25, 1958 | New York Rangers at Montréal CanadiensChallenger, lost · 4–1 | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dec 6, 1958 | New York Rangers at Montréal CanadiensChallenger, lost · 6–0 | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Nov 23, 1958 | New York Rangers vs. Detroit Red WingsLost the belt · 3–1 | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Nov 22, 1958 | New York Rangers at Toronto Maple LeafsKept the belt · 2–2 | T | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Nov 19, 1958 | New York Rangers vs. Toronto Maple LeafsKept the belt · 7–4 | W | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Nov 16, 1958 | New York Rangers vs. Montréal CanadiensTook the belt · 2–1 | W | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Oct 15, 1958 | New York Rangers vs. Boston BruinsTied the holder · 4–4 | T | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Apr 5, 1958 | New York Rangers at Boston BruinsChallenger, lost · 8–2 | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Apr 3, 1958 | New York Rangers at Boston BruinsLost the belt · 6–1 | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Apr 1, 1958 | New York Rangers at Boston BruinsTook the belt · 5–2 | W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mar 29, 1958 | New York Rangers at Boston BruinsChallenger, lost · 5–0 | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mar 27, 1958 | New York Rangers vs. Boston BruinsLost the belt · 4–3 | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
Newest 50 of 136 belt games shown.
By season
| Season | Team | G | W–L | Title wins | PTS | G | A | SV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967–68 | Oakland Seals | 6 | 0–4–2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | — |
| 1960–61 | New York Rangers | 3 | 2–1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — |
| 1959–60 | New York Rangers | 21 | 7–11–3 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 5 | — |
| 1958–59 | New York Rangers | 15 | 5–8–2 | 3 | 13 | 4 | 9 | — |
| 1957–58 | New York Rangers | 32 | 15–10–7 | 6 | 16 | 6 | 10 | — |
| 1956–57 | New York Rangers | 28 | 10–10–8 | 6 | 16 | 4 | 12 | — |
| 1955–56 | New York Rangers | 14 | 5–7–2 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 8 | — |
| 1954–55 | New York Rangers | 17 | 4–8–5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — |
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