The NHL Belt · reign 1,270
New York Rangers
Took the belt from Montréal Canadiens, 8–4, on October 17, 1971. Lost it to Minnesota North Stars, 4–1, on November 20, 1971.
12Defenses
34Days
164thReign for the franchise
+1Closest call · Oct 23, 1971
3.9Average winning margin
121stLongest of 3,434 reigns, by days
16thMost defenses of 3,434 reigns
Defended against
Penguins ×2Kings ×2Canucks ×2Chicago Black HawksBluesRed WingsMaple LeafsCalifornia Golden SealsSabres
The season
- 1971–72: Boston Bruins had the best record (54–13–11); Boston Bruins won the Stanley Cup; 14 belt games of this reign; the belt changed hands 23 times that season.
Reign leaders
Most points for New York Rangers across the 14 belt games of this reign with a box score.
| Player | PTS | Games | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vic Hadfield | 25 | 14 |
| 2 | Rod Gilbert | 21 | 14 |
| 3 | Jean Ratelle | 21 | 14 |
| 4 | Bobby Rousseau | 17 | 14 |
| 5 | Brad Park | 16 | 14 |
Every game of the reign
margins from New York Rangers’ side| Belt game | Date | Result | Margin | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3,285 | Oct 17, 1971 | New York Rangers beat Montréal Canadiens 8–4 Game → | +4 | Title change |
| 3,286 | Oct 20, 1971 | New York Rangers beat Chicago Black Hawks 3–1 | +2 | Defense |
| 3,287 | Oct 23, 1971 | New York Rangers beat St. Louis Blues 4–3 | +1 | Defense |
| 3,288 | Oct 24, 1971 | New York Rangers and Pittsburgh Penguins tied 1–1 | 0 | Tie · defense |
| 3,289 | Oct 27, 1971 | New York Rangers beat Detroit Red Wings 7–4 | +3 | Defense |
| 3,290 | Oct 30, 1971 | New York Rangers and Pittsburgh Penguins tied 1–1 | 0 | Tie · defense |
| 3,291 | Oct 31, 1971 | New York Rangers and Toronto Maple Leafs tied 3–3 | 0 | Tie · defense |
| 3,292 | Nov 3, 1971 | New York Rangers beat Los Angeles Kings 7–1 | +6 | Defense |
| 3,293 | Nov 5, 1971 | New York Rangers beat California Golden Seals 8–1 | +7 | Defense |
| 3,294 | Nov 6, 1971 | New York Rangers beat Vancouver Canucks 3–1 | +2 | Defense |
| 3,295 | Nov 10, 1971 | New York Rangers beat Los Angeles Kings 7–1 | +6 | Defense |
| 3,296 | Nov 13, 1971 | New York Rangers beat Buffalo Sabres 5–2 | +3 | Defense |
| 3,297 | Nov 14, 1971 | New York Rangers beat Vancouver Canucks 6–1 | +5 | Defense |
| 3,298 | Nov 20, 1971 | Minnesota North Stars beat New York Rangers 4–1 Game → | −3 | Title change |