Belt game 1,236 · January 13, 1945
Montréal Canadiens take the belt
Montréal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings 8–3 at home to start reign 496 of the NHL belt, the 76th for the franchise.
Detroit Red Wings had held it since January 6, 1945, with 1 defense over 7 days.
Montréal Canadiens held it for 49 days and 15 defenses, then lost it to Toronto Maple Leafs on March 3, 1945.
496Reign number
76Team's reign
15Defenses
49Days held
Box score
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elmer Lach | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Fern Gauthier | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Leo Lamoureux | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dutch Hiller | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Toe Blake | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Maurice Richard | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Buddy O'Connor | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ray Getliffe | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Murph Chamberlain | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Butch Bouchard | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Glen Harmon | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Mosdell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Frank Eddolls | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Durnan | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Detroit Red Wings
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Carveth | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Syd Howe | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mud Bruneteau | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ted Lindsay | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Flash Hollett | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Earl Seibert | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Murray Armstrong | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Carl Liscombe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Wochy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tony Bukovich | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Eddie Bruneteau | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Harold Jackson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Quackenbush | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Harry Lumley | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: the NHL's own game center.
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