Belt game 1,207 · April 4, 1944 · playoffs
Montréal Canadiens take the belt
Montréal Canadiens beat Chicago Black Hawks 5–1 at home to start reign 488 of the NHL belt, the 74th for the franchise.
Chicago Black Hawks had held it since March 26, 1944, with 2 defenses over 9 days.
Montréal Canadiens held it for 212 days and 4 defenses, then lost it to Toronto Maple Leafs on November 2, 1944.
488Reign number
74Team's reign
4Defenses
212Days held
Box score
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Getliffe | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Watson | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Toe Blake | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Maurice Richard | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Buddy O'Connor | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Murph Chamberlain | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Elmer Lach | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gerry Heffernan | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Butch Bouchard | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Leo Lamoureux | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike McMahon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Glen Harmon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Durnan | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | — |
Chicago Black Hawks
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clint Smith | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Bentley | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Mosienko | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Fido Purpur | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| George Allen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| John Harms | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Cully Dahlstrom | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| George Grigor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Art Wiebe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Joe Cooper | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Earl Seibert | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Virgil Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Karakas | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | — |
Box scores: the NHL's own game center.
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