Belt game 1,313 · October 17, 1946
Montréal Canadiens take the belt
Montréal Canadiens beat New York Rangers 3–0 at home to start reign 522 of the NHL belt, the 83rd for the franchise.
New York Rangers had held it since March 13, 1946, with 1 defense over 218 days.
Montréal Canadiens held it for 6 days and 1 defense, then lost it to New York Rangers on October 23, 1946.
522Reign number
83Team's reign
1Defenses
6Days held
Box score
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maurice Richard | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Reardon | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| George Allen | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Elmer Lach | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Fillion | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Toe Blake | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Joe Benoit | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Murph Chamberlain | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Billy Reay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Mosdell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jimmy Peters | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Frank Eddolls | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Butch Bouchard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Glen Harmon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Durnan | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
New York Rangers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jean-Paul Lamirande | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Rene Trudell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mac Colville | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Neil Colville | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Watson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Grant Warwick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Alf Pike | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Edgar Laprade | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bryan Hextall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Church Russell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Cal Gardner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tony Leswick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Hal Laycoe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Joe Cooper | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Moe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Chuck Rayner | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: the NHL's own game center.