The NHL Belt · rivalry
Colorado Avalanche vs. New York Rangers
8Belt meetings
5Avalanche wins
3Rangers wins
4Title changes
Colorado Avalanche and New York Rangers have met 8 times with the NHL belt on the line, from October 30, 1982 to January 20, 2018. The belt changed hands in 4 of those games. Colorado Avalanche lead the belt series 5–3.
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4,299 | Oct 30, 1982 | Quebec Nordiques beat New York Rangers 5–4 | Defense |
| 4,706 | Nov 9, 1986 | Quebec Nordiques beat New York Rangers 6–5 | Title change |
| 5,401 | Oct 13, 1993 | New York Rangers beat Quebec Nordiques 6–4 | Title change |
| 5,510 | Jan 28, 1995 | Quebec Nordiques beat New York Rangers 2–0 | Defense |
| 5,921 | Dec 9, 1998 | Colorado Avalanche beat New York Rangers 2–1 | Title change |
| 7,297 | Feb 4, 2014 | New York Rangers beat Colorado Avalanche 5–1 | Title change |
| 7,579 | Feb 11, 2017 | New York Rangers beat Colorado Avalanche 4–2 | Defense |
| 7,652 | Jan 20, 2018 | Colorado Avalanche beat New York Rangers 3–1 | Defense |