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Detroit Red Wings vs. New York Rangers

156Belt meetings
70Red Wings wins
57Rangers wins
62Title changes

Detroit Red Wings and New York Rangers have met 156 times with the NHL belt on the line, from December 4, 1926 to February 17, 2022. The belt changed hands in 62 of those games. Detroit Red Wings lead the belt series 70–57, with 29 ties.

Belt gameDateResult
242Dec 4, 1926Detroit Cougars beat New York Rangers 1–0Defense
247Dec 19, 1926Detroit Cougars and New York Rangers tied 1–1 (OT)Tie · defense
344Jan 13, 1929New York Rangers beat Detroit Cougars 1–0Defense
364Mar 3, 1929New York Rangers beat Detroit Cougars 3–2Defense
475Nov 15, 1931Detroit Falcons beat New York Rangers 2–1Title change
481Dec 3, 1931New York Rangers and Detroit Falcons tied 1–1 (OT)Tie · defense
489Jan 1, 1932New York Rangers beat Detroit Falcons 3–0Defense
531Dec 1, 1932New York Rangers beat Detroit Red Wings 4–2Defense
538Dec 20, 1932Detroit Red Wings beat New York Rangers 4–1Defense
622Feb 22, 1934New York Rangers beat Detroit Red Wings 3–1Title change
661Feb 3, 1935New York Rangers beat Detroit Red Wings 5–3Defense
694Dec 15, 1935Detroit Red Wings beat New York Rangers 4–2Title change
729Nov 8, 1936Detroit Red Wings beat New York Rangers 5–2Title change
732Nov 19, 1936New York Rangers beat Detroit Red Wings 1–0Title change
782Apr 6, 1937New York Rangers beat Detroit Red Wings 5–1 PlayoffsDefense
783Apr 8, 1937Detroit Red Wings beat New York Rangers 4–2 PlayoffsTitle change
784Apr 11, 1937New York Rangers beat Detroit Red Wings 1–0 PlayoffsTitle change
785Apr 13, 1937Detroit Red Wings beat New York Rangers 1–0 PlayoffsTitle change
786Apr 15, 1937Detroit Red Wings beat New York Rangers 3–0 PlayoffsDefense
788Nov 7, 1937New York Rangers beat Detroit Red Wings 3–0Title change
824Feb 10, 1938New York Rangers beat Detroit Red Wings 4–0Defense
924Dec 14, 1939New York Rangers and Detroit Red Wings tied 2–2 (OT)Tie · defense
926Dec 17, 1939New York Rangers and Detroit Red Wings tied 0–0 (OT)Tie · defense
934Jan 7, 1940New York Rangers beat Detroit Red Wings 3–0Defense
942Feb 1, 1940Detroit Red Wings beat New York Rangers 2–0Title change
975Nov 10, 1940New York Rangers and Detroit Red Wings tied 2–2 (OT)Tie · defense
976Nov 16, 1940New York Rangers and Detroit Red Wings tied 3–3 (OT)Tie · defense
1,017Mar 2, 1941Detroit Red Wings beat New York Rangers 4–2 (OT)Title change
1,018Mar 4, 1941New York Rangers beat Detroit Red Wings 6–0Title change
1,021Mar 20, 1941Detroit Red Wings beat New York Rangers 2–1 (OT) PlayoffsTitle change
1,022Mar 23, 1941New York Rangers beat Detroit Red Wings 3–1 PlayoffsTitle change
1,023Mar 25, 1941Detroit Red Wings beat New York Rangers 3–2 PlayoffsTitle change
1,038Nov 29, 1941New York Rangers beat Detroit Red Wings 4–1Defense
1,051Jan 6, 1942New York Rangers beat Detroit Red Wings 3–2Defense
1,056Jan 24, 1942New York Rangers beat Detroit Red Wings 3–2Defense
1,057Jan 25, 1942New York Rangers beat Detroit Red Wings 11–2Defense
1,068Feb 26, 1942New York Rangers beat Detroit Red Wings 7–4Title change
1,070Mar 5, 1942Detroit Red Wings beat New York Rangers 5–2Title change
1,111Dec 31, 1942Detroit Red Wings beat New York Rangers 2–0Title change
1,121Jan 24, 1943Detroit Red Wings beat New York Rangers 7–0Defense
1,133Feb 27, 1943Detroit Red Wings beat New York Rangers 7–1Title change
1,134Feb 28, 1943Detroit Red Wings beat New York Rangers 5–1Defense
1,148Oct 31, 1943Detroit Red Wings beat New York Rangers 8–3Defense
1,166Dec 19, 1943New York Rangers beat Detroit Red Wings 6–2Defense
1,167Dec 23, 1943Detroit Red Wings beat New York Rangers 5–3Title change
1,178Jan 23, 1944Detroit Red Wings beat New York Rangers 15–0Defense
1,218Nov 18, 1944Detroit Red Wings and New York Rangers tied 2–2Tie · defense
1,282Dec 26, 1945Detroit Red Wings beat New York Rangers 3–2Defense
1,303Feb 21, 1946Detroit Red Wings and New York Rangers tied 2–2Tie · defense
1,305Feb 28, 1946Detroit Red Wings beat New York Rangers 4–1Defense
1,338Dec 28, 1946New York Rangers and Detroit Red Wings tied 2–2Tie · defense
1,340Dec 31, 1946Detroit Red Wings beat New York Rangers 5–4Title change
1,348Jan 15, 1947New York Rangers beat Detroit Red Wings 4–3Defense
1,358Feb 9, 1947Detroit Red Wings beat New York Rangers 5–2Title change
1,390Nov 6, 1947Detroit Red Wings beat New York Rangers 2–1Title change
1,397Nov 19, 1947New York Rangers beat Detroit Red Wings 6–5Title change
1,405Dec 14, 1947New York Rangers and Detroit Red Wings tied 1–1Tie · defense
1,425Feb 4, 1948Detroit Red Wings and New York Rangers tied 4–4Tie · defense
1,436Mar 3, 1948Detroit Red Wings beat New York Rangers 4–2Title change
1,438Mar 7, 1948Detroit Red Wings and New York Rangers tied 2–2Tie · defense
1,473Dec 5, 1948Detroit Red Wings beat New York Rangers 3–1Defense
1,475Dec 11, 1948Detroit Red Wings beat New York Rangers 5–3Defense
1,476Dec 12, 1948New York Rangers beat Detroit Red Wings 2–0Title change
1,492Jan 26, 1949New York Rangers beat Detroit Red Wings 5–1Title change
1,541Nov 23, 1949Detroit Red Wings beat New York Rangers 4–3Defense
1,549Dec 10, 1949New York Rangers beat Detroit Red Wings 1–0Title change
1,550Dec 11, 1949New York Rangers beat Detroit Red Wings 2–1Defense
1,559Jan 4, 1950New York Rangers beat Detroit Red Wings 2–1Title change
1,586Mar 9, 1950New York Rangers beat Detroit Red Wings 3–1Title change
1,592Mar 22, 1950Detroit Red Wings beat New York Rangers 8–7Defense
1,611Nov 19, 1950Detroit Red Wings and New York Rangers tied 3–3Tie · defense
1,624Dec 17, 1950Detroit Red Wings and New York Rangers tied 3–3Tie · defense
1,627Dec 25, 1950Detroit Red Wings beat New York Rangers 4–1Defense
1,653Feb 25, 1951New York Rangers beat Detroit Red Wings 6–2Title change
1,658Mar 10, 1951Detroit Red Wings beat New York Rangers 3–2Title change
1,663Mar 21, 1951Detroit Red Wings beat New York Rangers 4–1Defense
1,706Dec 25, 1951Detroit Red Wings beat New York Rangers 2–1Defense
1,707Dec 26, 1951New York Rangers beat Detroit Red Wings 1–0Title change
1,714Jan 10, 1952Detroit Red Wings beat New York Rangers 5–2Defense
1,719Jan 20, 1952New York Rangers beat Detroit Red Wings 3–2Title change
1,732Feb 20, 1952Detroit Red Wings and New York Rangers tied 1–1Tie · defense
1,748Mar 20, 1952Detroit Red Wings beat New York Rangers 7–3Title change
1,759Oct 9, 1952Detroit Red Wings beat New York Rangers 5–3Defense
1,791Dec 20, 1952Detroit Red Wings and New York Rangers tied 1–1Tie · defense
1,792Dec 21, 1952Detroit Red Wings beat New York Rangers 5–2Defense
1,803Jan 14, 1953New York Rangers beat Detroit Red Wings 3–2Defense
1,815Feb 11, 1953Detroit Red Wings and New York Rangers tied 2–2Tie · defense
1,826Mar 5, 1953Detroit Red Wings beat New York Rangers 7–1Defense
1,829Mar 11, 1953Detroit Red Wings beat New York Rangers 2–0Defense
1,869Dec 23, 1953New York Rangers beat Detroit Red Wings 2–1Defense
1,877Jan 13, 1954Detroit Red Wings beat New York Rangers 3–1Title change
1,879Jan 17, 1954New York Rangers beat Detroit Red Wings 3–2Title change
1,889Feb 10, 1954New York Rangers beat Detroit Red Wings 3–2Title change
1,918Oct 9, 1954Detroit Red Wings beat New York Rangers 4–0Defense
1,935Dec 1, 1954Detroit Red Wings beat New York Rangers 6–1Title change
1,955Jan 16, 1955Detroit Red Wings beat New York Rangers 3–0Defense
1,956Jan 19, 1955New York Rangers beat Detroit Red Wings 2–0Title change
1,959Jan 27, 1955New York Rangers and Detroit Red Wings tied 3–3Tie · defense
1,976Mar 5, 1955Detroit Red Wings beat New York Rangers 6–2Defense
1,977Mar 6, 1955Detroit Red Wings beat New York Rangers 2–1Defense
1,996Oct 9, 1955New York Rangers beat Detroit Red Wings 3–2Defense
2,033Jan 12, 1956Detroit Red Wings beat New York Rangers 6–0Defense
2,039Jan 26, 1956Detroit Red Wings beat New York Rangers 3–2Defense
2,062Oct 14, 1956Detroit Red Wings beat New York Rangers 2–1Defense
2,114Feb 14, 1957Detroit Red Wings beat New York Rangers 3–2Title change
2,123Mar 3, 1957New York Rangers and Detroit Red Wings tied 1–1Tie · defense
2,126Mar 10, 1957New York Rangers beat Detroit Red Wings 4–1Defense
2,151Oct 30, 1957Detroit Red Wings beat New York Rangers 4–0Title change
2,158Nov 20, 1957New York Rangers and Detroit Red Wings tied 1–1Tie · defense
2,205Mar 2, 1958New York Rangers and Detroit Red Wings tied 4–4Tie · defense
2,207Mar 9, 1958Detroit Red Wings beat New York Rangers 4–2Title change
2,208Mar 11, 1958Detroit Red Wings and New York Rangers tied 2–2Tie · defense
2,237Oct 30, 1958Detroit Red Wings beat New York Rangers 4–1Title change
2,247Nov 23, 1958Detroit Red Wings beat New York Rangers 3–1Title change
2,287Feb 25, 1959New York Rangers beat Detroit Red Wings 6–3Defense
2,370Mar 6, 1960New York Rangers beat Detroit Red Wings 3–1Title change
2,472Dec 7, 1961Detroit Red Wings and New York Rangers tied 3–3Tie · defense
2,477Dec 20, 1961New York Rangers beat Detroit Red Wings 6–1Title change
2,479Dec 25, 1961New York Rangers beat Detroit Red Wings 6–4Defense
2,499Feb 7, 1962New York Rangers and Detroit Red Wings tied 2–2Tie · defense
2,559Dec 13, 1962Detroit Red Wings beat New York Rangers 3–2Defense
2,561Dec 16, 1962New York Rangers beat Detroit Red Wings 5–2Title change
2,581Jan 30, 1963Detroit Red Wings beat New York Rangers 6–1Defense
2,642Dec 18, 1963Detroit Red Wings and New York Rangers tied 1–1Tie · defense
2,650Jan 4, 1964New York Rangers beat Detroit Red Wings 5–2Defense
2,653Jan 12, 1964Detroit Red Wings beat New York Rangers 5–3Title change
2,667Feb 9, 1964Detroit Red Wings beat New York Rangers 4–2Defense
2,682Mar 19, 1964Detroit Red Wings beat New York Rangers 9–3Defense
2,713Nov 15, 1964Detroit Red Wings beat New York Rangers 6–2Title change
2,714Nov 17, 1964New York Rangers beat Detroit Red Wings 2–1Title change
2,715Nov 22, 1964New York Rangers and Detroit Red Wings tied 3–3Tie · defense
2,742Jan 17, 1965New York Rangers beat Detroit Red Wings 4–2Title change
2,767Mar 19, 1965Detroit Red Wings and New York Rangers tied 6–6Tie · defense
2,769Mar 25, 1965Detroit Red Wings beat New York Rangers 7–4Defense
2,816Jan 15, 1966Detroit Red Wings and New York Rangers tied 4–4Tie · defense
2,820Jan 23, 1966Detroit Red Wings beat New York Rangers 5–1Defense
2,821Jan 26, 1966New York Rangers beat Detroit Red Wings 4–3Title change
2,846Mar 23, 1966Detroit Red Wings beat New York Rangers 2–1Defense
2,883Dec 14, 1966New York Rangers beat Detroit Red Wings 4–1Defense
2,885Dec 18, 1966Detroit Red Wings beat New York Rangers 5–0Title change
2,913Feb 22, 1967New York Rangers beat Detroit Red Wings 1–0Defense
3,000Mar 6, 1968New York Rangers beat Detroit Red Wings 6–1Defense
3,173Apr 4, 1970Detroit Red Wings beat New York Rangers 6–2Title change
3,174Apr 5, 1970New York Rangers beat Detroit Red Wings 9–5Title change
3,289Oct 27, 1971New York Rangers beat Detroit Red Wings 7–4Defense
3,419Jan 27, 1973New York Rangers beat Detroit Red Wings 6–3Defense
3,433Mar 3, 1973New York Rangers beat Detroit Red Wings 6–3Title change
3,828Nov 12, 1977Detroit Red Wings beat New York Rangers 3–1Title change
4,101Oct 25, 1980Detroit Red Wings beat New York Rangers 4–2Title change
4,102Oct 26, 1980New York Rangers beat Detroit Red Wings 7–6Title change
4,753Feb 17, 1987New York Rangers beat Detroit Red Wings 6–2Defense
5,336Jan 19, 1993Detroit Red Wings and New York Rangers tied 2–2 (OT)Tie · defense
5,605Dec 8, 1995New York Rangers beat Detroit Red Wings 2–1 (OT)Title change
5,749Mar 1, 1997Detroit Red Wings beat New York Rangers 3–0Defense
7,523Oct 19, 2016Detroit Red Wings beat New York Rangers 2–1Defense
7,988Feb 17, 2022Detroit Red Wings beat New York Rangers 3–2 (SO)Title change

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