The NHL Belt · rivalry
New York Rangers vs. Toronto Maple Leafs
148Belt meetings
61Rangers wins
64Maple Leafs wins
52Title changes
New York Rangers and Toronto Maple Leafs have met 148 times with the NHL belt on the line, from January 13, 1927 to January 19, 2022. The belt changed hands in 52 of those games. Toronto Maple Leafs lead the belt series 64–61, with 23 ties.
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 254 | Jan 13, 1927 | New York Rangers and Toronto St. Patricks tied 1–1 (OT) | Tie · defense |
| 262 | Feb 10, 1927 | New York Rangers beat Toronto St. Patricks 3–2 | Defense |
| 277 | Nov 15, 1927 | New York Rangers beat Toronto Maple Leafs 4–2 | Title change |
| 340 | Jan 1, 1929 | New York Rangers beat Toronto Maple Leafs 3–2 | Title change |
| 356 | Feb 14, 1929 | Toronto Maple Leafs beat New York Rangers 3–1 | Defense |
| 457 | Feb 26, 1931 | New York Rangers beat Toronto Maple Leafs 4–1 | Title change |
| 478 | Nov 21, 1931 | New York Rangers beat Toronto Maple Leafs 5–3 | Defense |
| 482 | Dec 8, 1931 | Toronto Maple Leafs beat New York Rangers 4–2 | Title change |
| 499 | Jan 30, 1932 | Toronto Maple Leafs beat New York Rangers 6–3 (OT) | Defense |
| 521 | Apr 5, 1932 | Toronto Maple Leafs beat New York Rangers 6–4 Playoffs | Title change |
| 522 | Apr 7, 1932 | Toronto Maple Leafs beat New York Rangers 6–2 Playoffs | Defense |
| 523 | Apr 9, 1932 | Toronto Maple Leafs beat New York Rangers 6–4 Playoffs | Defense |
| 525 | Nov 12, 1932 | Toronto Maple Leafs beat New York Rangers 4–2 | Defense |
| 579 | Apr 4, 1933 | New York Rangers beat Toronto Maple Leafs 5–1 Playoffs | Title change |
| 580 | Apr 8, 1933 | New York Rangers beat Toronto Maple Leafs 3–1 Playoffs | Defense |
| 581 | Apr 11, 1933 | Toronto Maple Leafs beat New York Rangers 3–2 Playoffs | Title change |
| 582 | Apr 13, 1933 | New York Rangers beat Toronto Maple Leafs 1–0 (OT) Playoffs | Title change |
| 583 | Nov 11, 1933 | Toronto Maple Leafs beat New York Rangers 4–3 | Title change |
| 585 | Nov 21, 1933 | Toronto Maple Leafs and New York Rangers tied 1–1 (OT) | Tie · defense |
| 599 | Dec 28, 1933 | New York Rangers and Toronto Maple Leafs tied 2–2 (OT) | Tie · defense |
| 623 | Feb 24, 1934 | Toronto Maple Leafs beat New York Rangers 8–3 | Title change |
| 659 | Jan 29, 1935 | New York Rangers beat Toronto Maple Leafs 7–5 | Defense |
| 660 | Jan 31, 1935 | New York Rangers beat Toronto Maple Leafs 3–2 | Defense |
| 699 | Dec 28, 1935 | Toronto Maple Leafs beat New York Rangers 9–3 | Title change |
| 723 | Mar 3, 1936 | Toronto Maple Leafs and New York Rangers tied 0–0 (OT) | Tie · defense |
| 823 | Feb 6, 1938 | New York Rangers beat Toronto Maple Leafs 2–1 | Defense |
| 866 | Dec 26, 1938 | Toronto Maple Leafs beat New York Rangers 2–0 | Title change |
| 888 | Feb 18, 1939 | Toronto Maple Leafs beat New York Rangers 2–1 | Title change |
| 912 | Nov 11, 1939 | Toronto Maple Leafs and New York Rangers tied 1–1 (OT) | Tie · defense |
| 913 | Nov 12, 1939 | Toronto Maple Leafs beat New York Rangers 1–0 | Defense |
| 929 | Dec 25, 1939 | New York Rangers beat Toronto Maple Leafs 4–1 | Defense |
| 936 | Jan 13, 1940 | New York Rangers beat Toronto Maple Leafs 4–1 | Defense |
| 940 | Jan 25, 1940 | New York Rangers beat Toronto Maple Leafs 3–0 | Defense |
| 968 | Apr 2, 1940 | New York Rangers beat Toronto Maple Leafs 2–1 (OT) Playoffs | Defense |
| 969 | Apr 3, 1940 | New York Rangers beat Toronto Maple Leafs 6–2 Playoffs | Defense |
| 970 | Apr 6, 1940 | Toronto Maple Leafs beat New York Rangers 2–1 Playoffs | Title change |
| 971 | Apr 9, 1940 | Toronto Maple Leafs beat New York Rangers 3–0 Playoffs | Defense |
| 972 | Apr 11, 1940 | New York Rangers beat Toronto Maple Leafs 2–1 (2OT) Playoffs | Title change |
| 973 | Apr 13, 1940 | New York Rangers beat Toronto Maple Leafs 3–2 (OT) Playoffs | Defense |
| 974 | Nov 2, 1940 | New York Rangers beat Toronto Maple Leafs 4–1 | Defense |
| 1,019 | Mar 9, 1941 | New York Rangers beat Toronto Maple Leafs 8–5 | Defense |
| 1,033 | Nov 18, 1941 | Toronto Maple Leafs beat New York Rangers 8–6 | Defense |
| 1,042 | Dec 13, 1941 | Toronto Maple Leafs beat New York Rangers 2–1 | Title change |
| 1,050 | Jan 1, 1942 | New York Rangers and Toronto Maple Leafs tied 3–3 (OT) | Tie · defense |
| 1,058 | Feb 1, 1942 | New York Rangers beat Toronto Maple Leafs 7–2 | Defense |
| 1,061 | Feb 7, 1942 | Toronto Maple Leafs beat New York Rangers 6–4 | Title change |
| 1,087 | Oct 31, 1942 | Toronto Maple Leafs beat New York Rangers 7–2 | Defense |
| 1,096 | Nov 28, 1942 | Toronto Maple Leafs beat New York Rangers 8–6 | Title change |
| 1,109 | Dec 27, 1942 | New York Rangers beat Toronto Maple Leafs 3–1 | Title change |
| 1,214 | Nov 9, 1944 | Toronto Maple Leafs beat New York Rangers 6–3 | Defense |
| 1,253 | Mar 4, 1945 | Toronto Maple Leafs beat New York Rangers 6–3 | Defense |
| 1,279 | Dec 22, 1945 | Toronto Maple Leafs and New York Rangers tied 5–5 | Tie · defense |
| 1,280 | Dec 23, 1945 | Toronto Maple Leafs beat New York Rangers 4–3 | Defense |
| 1,288 | Jan 19, 1946 | Toronto Maple Leafs beat New York Rangers 3–1 | Defense |
| 1,342 | Jan 2, 1947 | Toronto Maple Leafs beat New York Rangers 5–4 | Defense |
| 1,343 | Jan 4, 1947 | New York Rangers beat Toronto Maple Leafs 2–0 | Title change |
| 1,347 | Jan 12, 1947 | New York Rangers beat Toronto Maple Leafs 3–2 | Title change |
| 1,389 | Nov 2, 1947 | New York Rangers beat Toronto Maple Leafs 7–4 | Title change |
| 1,400 | Dec 3, 1947 | Toronto Maple Leafs beat New York Rangers 4–1 | Title change |
| 1,404 | Dec 13, 1947 | New York Rangers beat Toronto Maple Leafs 4–1 | Title change |
| 1,410 | Dec 28, 1947 | Toronto Maple Leafs and New York Rangers tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 1,412 | Jan 3, 1948 | Toronto Maple Leafs and New York Rangers tied 5–5 | Tie · defense |
| 1,435 | Mar 2, 1948 | New York Rangers beat Toronto Maple Leafs 1–0 | Title change |
| 1,460 | Nov 6, 1948 | New York Rangers and Toronto Maple Leafs tied 3–3 | Tie · defense |
| 1,477 | Dec 15, 1948 | New York Rangers beat Toronto Maple Leafs 3–1 | Defense |
| 1,478 | Dec 18, 1948 | New York Rangers and Toronto Maple Leafs tied 3–3 | Tie · defense |
| 1,499 | Feb 13, 1949 | Toronto Maple Leafs beat New York Rangers 3–0 | Defense |
| 1,562 | Jan 11, 1950 | Toronto Maple Leafs beat New York Rangers 2–1 | Title change |
| 1,566 | Jan 21, 1950 | Toronto Maple Leafs beat New York Rangers 2–1 | Defense |
| 1,568 | Jan 25, 1950 | Toronto Maple Leafs beat New York Rangers 5–1 | Defense |
| 1,578 | Feb 19, 1950 | New York Rangers beat Toronto Maple Leafs 2–1 | Title change |
| 1,581 | Feb 25, 1950 | Toronto Maple Leafs beat New York Rangers 4–2 | Title change |
| 1,587 | Mar 11, 1950 | Toronto Maple Leafs beat New York Rangers 4–0 | Title change |
| 1,605 | Nov 4, 1950 | Toronto Maple Leafs and New York Rangers tied 2–2 | Tie · defense |
| 1,606 | Nov 8, 1950 | Toronto Maple Leafs beat New York Rangers 5–3 | Defense |
| 1,614 | Nov 26, 1950 | Toronto Maple Leafs beat New York Rangers 3–2 | Defense |
| 1,631 | Jan 6, 1951 | New York Rangers beat Toronto Maple Leafs 4–2 | Title change |
| 1,699 | Dec 9, 1951 | New York Rangers beat Toronto Maple Leafs 7–2 | Title change |
| 1,702 | Dec 15, 1951 | Toronto Maple Leafs beat New York Rangers 4–1 | Title change |
| 1,721 | Jan 26, 1952 | New York Rangers and Toronto Maple Leafs tied 3–3 | Tie · defense |
| 1,728 | Feb 10, 1952 | Toronto Maple Leafs beat New York Rangers 4–3 | Title change |
| 1,770 | Nov 5, 1952 | Toronto Maple Leafs beat New York Rangers 4–1 | Defense |
| 1,804 | Jan 17, 1953 | Toronto Maple Leafs beat New York Rangers 1–0 | Title change |
| 1,835 | Mar 21, 1953 | Toronto Maple Leafs beat New York Rangers 5–0 | Defense |
| 1,865 | Dec 13, 1953 | Toronto Maple Leafs beat New York Rangers 2–1 | Defense |
| 1,876 | Jan 10, 1954 | New York Rangers beat Toronto Maple Leafs 4–1 | Defense |
| 1,894 | Feb 21, 1954 | New York Rangers beat Toronto Maple Leafs 6–1 | Defense |
| 1,960 | Jan 29, 1955 | New York Rangers beat Toronto Maple Leafs 3–1 | Defense |
| 2,006 | Nov 5, 1955 | New York Rangers beat Toronto Maple Leafs 3–0 | Title change |
| 2,090 | Dec 23, 1956 | Toronto Maple Leafs beat New York Rangers 3–1 | Title change |
| 2,112 | Feb 9, 1957 | New York Rangers and Toronto Maple Leafs tied 4–4 | Tie · defense |
| 2,125 | Mar 9, 1957 | New York Rangers beat Toronto Maple Leafs 2–1 | Defense |
| 2,160 | Nov 24, 1957 | Toronto Maple Leafs beat New York Rangers 5–1 | Title change |
| 2,174 | Dec 22, 1957 | New York Rangers beat Toronto Maple Leafs 5–2 | Defense |
| 2,202 | Feb 23, 1958 | New York Rangers beat Toronto Maple Leafs 4–2 | Defense |
| 2,204 | Mar 1, 1958 | New York Rangers beat Toronto Maple Leafs 5–4 | Defense |
| 2,235 | Oct 26, 1958 | New York Rangers beat Toronto Maple Leafs 3–2 | Title change |
| 2,245 | Nov 19, 1958 | New York Rangers beat Toronto Maple Leafs 7–4 | Defense |
| 2,246 | Nov 22, 1958 | New York Rangers and Toronto Maple Leafs tied 2–2 | Tie · defense |
| 2,333 | Dec 5, 1959 | Toronto Maple Leafs beat New York Rangers 6–3 | Defense |
| 2,334 | Dec 6, 1959 | New York Rangers beat Toronto Maple Leafs 6–0 | Title change |
| 2,373 | Mar 12, 1960 | New York Rangers beat Toronto Maple Leafs 4–1 | Defense |
| 2,374 | Mar 13, 1960 | New York Rangers and Toronto Maple Leafs tied 2–2 | Tie · defense |
| 2,379 | Oct 8, 1960 | New York Rangers beat Toronto Maple Leafs 5–2 | Defense |
| 2,387 | Oct 30, 1960 | Toronto Maple Leafs beat New York Rangers 3–1 | Defense |
| 2,407 | Dec 18, 1960 | Toronto Maple Leafs beat New York Rangers 3–2 | Defense |
| 2,419 | Jan 18, 1961 | Toronto Maple Leafs and New York Rangers tied 4–4 | Tie · defense |
| 2,424 | Jan 29, 1961 | Toronto Maple Leafs beat New York Rangers 4–1 | Defense |
| 2,428 | Feb 8, 1961 | Toronto Maple Leafs beat New York Rangers 5–3 | Defense |
| 2,439 | Mar 4, 1961 | Toronto Maple Leafs beat New York Rangers 5–4 | Defense |
| 2,466 | Nov 25, 1961 | Toronto Maple Leafs beat New York Rangers 6–0 | Defense |
| 2,486 | Jan 7, 1962 | Toronto Maple Leafs beat New York Rangers 4–3 | Defense |
| 2,509 | Mar 3, 1962 | Toronto Maple Leafs beat New York Rangers 3–1 | Defense |
| 2,534 | Oct 14, 1962 | New York Rangers beat Toronto Maple Leafs 5–3 | Title change |
| 2,538 | Oct 27, 1962 | New York Rangers beat Toronto Maple Leafs 5–1 | Title change |
| 2,548 | Nov 18, 1962 | New York Rangers beat Toronto Maple Leafs 3–1 | Title change |
| 2,551 | Nov 24, 1962 | Toronto Maple Leafs beat New York Rangers 4–1 | Title change |
| 2,562 | Dec 22, 1962 | Toronto Maple Leafs beat New York Rangers 4–2 | Title change |
| 2,593 | Mar 2, 1963 | Toronto Maple Leafs beat New York Rangers 4–3 | Defense |
| 2,600 | Mar 17, 1963 | Toronto Maple Leafs beat New York Rangers 2–1 | Defense |
| 2,645 | Dec 22, 1963 | Toronto Maple Leafs and New York Rangers tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 2,651 | Jan 5, 1964 | New York Rangers beat Toronto Maple Leafs 3–2 | Defense |
| 2,701 | Oct 18, 1964 | Toronto Maple Leafs and New York Rangers tied 3–3 | Tie · defense |
| 2,703 | Oct 24, 1964 | Toronto Maple Leafs and New York Rangers tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 2,716 | Nov 25, 1964 | New York Rangers beat Toronto Maple Leafs 6–3 | Defense |
| 2,738 | Jan 10, 1965 | Toronto Maple Leafs beat New York Rangers 6–0 | Defense |
| 2,743 | Jan 23, 1965 | New York Rangers and Toronto Maple Leafs tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 2,806 | Dec 18, 1965 | Toronto Maple Leafs beat New York Rangers 8–4 | Defense |
| 2,848 | Mar 27, 1966 | Toronto Maple Leafs beat New York Rangers 5–1 | Defense |
| 2,867 | Nov 5, 1966 | Toronto Maple Leafs beat New York Rangers 3–1 | Title change |
| 2,868 | Nov 6, 1966 | Toronto Maple Leafs and New York Rangers tied 3–3 | Tie · defense |
| 2,876 | Nov 27, 1966 | New York Rangers beat Toronto Maple Leafs 5–0 | Defense |
| 2,884 | Dec 17, 1966 | New York Rangers beat Toronto Maple Leafs 3–1 | Defense |
| 2,915 | Feb 26, 1967 | Toronto Maple Leafs beat New York Rangers 4–2 | Title change |
| 2,950 | Nov 4, 1967 | Toronto Maple Leafs beat New York Rangers 4–2 | Defense |
| 3,084 | Mar 29, 1969 | New York Rangers beat Toronto Maple Leafs 4–2 | Title change |
| 3,085 | Mar 30, 1969 | New York Rangers beat Toronto Maple Leafs 4–0 | Defense |
| 3,125 | Dec 14, 1969 | Toronto Maple Leafs beat New York Rangers 3–1 | Title change |
| 3,126 | Dec 20, 1969 | New York Rangers beat Toronto Maple Leafs 5–2 | Title change |
| 3,172 | Apr 1, 1970 | New York Rangers beat Toronto Maple Leafs 2–1 | Defense |
| 3,291 | Oct 31, 1971 | New York Rangers and Toronto Maple Leafs tied 3–3 | Tie · defense |
| 3,420 | Jan 28, 1973 | New York Rangers beat Toronto Maple Leafs 5–2 | Defense |
| 5,920 | Dec 7, 1998 | New York Rangers beat Toronto Maple Leafs 6–2 | Title change |
| 6,145 | Jan 18, 2001 | New York Rangers beat Toronto Maple Leafs 2–1 (OT) | Defense |
| 7,452 | Nov 15, 2015 | New York Rangers beat Toronto Maple Leafs 4–3 | Defense |
| 7,609 | Oct 7, 2017 | Toronto Maple Leafs beat New York Rangers 8–5 | Defense |
| 7,762 | Mar 23, 2019 | New York Rangers beat Toronto Maple Leafs 2–1 (OT) | Title change |
| 7,978 | Jan 19, 2022 | New York Rangers beat Toronto Maple Leafs 6–3 | Title change |