Belt game 1,260 · October 27, 1945
Montréal Canadiens take the belt
Montréal Canadiens beat Chicago Black Hawks 8–4 at home to start reign 500 of the NHL belt, the 77th for the franchise.
Chicago Black Hawks had held it since March 18, 1945, with 1 defense over 223 days.
Montréal Canadiens held it for 8 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Boston Bruins on November 4, 1945.
500Reign number
77Team's reign
2Defenses
8Days held
Box score
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elmer Lach | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Toe Blake | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Maurice Richard | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Billy Reay | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dutch Hiller | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Buddy O'Connor | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Joe Benoit | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Murph Chamberlain | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Butch Bouchard | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike McMahon | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Leo Lamoureux | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Fillion | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Mosdell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Glen Harmon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Durnan | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Chicago Black Hawks
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Kaleta | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| George Johnston | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| John Mariucci | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Max Bentley | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Mosienko | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Grosso | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Pete Horeck | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Clint Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| George Allen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Bentley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Red Hamill | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Eddie Wares | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Joe Cooper | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Stevenson | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: the NHL's own game center.
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