Belt game 1,515 · March 24, 1949 · playoffs
Montréal Canadiens take the belt
Montréal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings 4–3 (OT) on the road to start reign 609 of the NHL belt, the 99th for the franchise.
Detroit Red Wings had held it since March 20, 1949, with 1 defense over 4 days.
Montréal Canadiens held it for 5 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Detroit Red Wings on March 29, 1949.
609Reign number
99Team's reign
1Defenses
5Days held
Box score
Detroit Red Wings
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ted Lindsay | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Sid Abel | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gordie Howe | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Quackenbush | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| George Gee | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Max McNab | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Pete Horeck | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bud Poile | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim McFadden | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gerry Couture | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Marty Pavelich | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Enio Sclisizzi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jack Stewart | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Red Kelly | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Leo Reise | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Lee Fogolin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Harry Lumley | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | — |
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerry Plamondon | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Billy Reay | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Glen Harmon | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Rip Riopelle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Joe Carveth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Maurice Richard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Fillion | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Murph Chamberlain | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Leo Gravelle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Mosdell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Murdo MacKay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Harvey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Butch Bouchard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Reardon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Roger Leger | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Hal Laycoe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Durnan | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | — |
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