Belt game 1,487 · January 15, 1949
Montréal Canadiens take the belt
Montréal Canadiens beat Chicago Black Hawks 7–1 at home to start reign 599 of the NHL belt, the 96th for the franchise.
Chicago Black Hawks had held it since January 9, 1949, with 0 defenses over 6 days.
Montréal Canadiens held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Detroit Red Wings on January 16, 1949.
599Reign number
96Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maurice Richard | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gerry Plamondon | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Billy Reay | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Mosdell | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tod Campeau | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Joe Carveth | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Murph Chamberlain | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Norm Dussault | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Glen Harmon | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Reardon | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Roger Leger | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Rip Riopelle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Fillion | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Leo Gravelle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Hal Laycoe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Durnan | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Chicago Black Hawks
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Bentley | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Roy Conacher | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Mosienko | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Conacher | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gus Bodnar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Red Hamill | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bep Guidolin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Metro Prystai | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Adam Brown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bert Olmstead | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Goldham | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ernie Dickens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Gadsby | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ralph Nattrass | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug McCaig | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Henry | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
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