Belt game 1,519 · April 2, 1949 · playoffs
Montréal Canadiens take the belt
Montréal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings 3–1 at home to start reign 611 of the NHL belt, the 100th for the franchise.
Detroit Red Wings had held it since March 29, 1949, with 1 defense over 4 days.
Montréal Canadiens held it for 3 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Detroit Red Wings on April 5, 1949.
611Reign number
100Team's reign
0Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerry Plamondon | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Joe Carveth | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Maurice Richard | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Billy Reay | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Mosdell | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Rip Riopelle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Fillion | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Floyd Curry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Leo Gravelle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Murdo MacKay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Norm Dussault | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Harvey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Butch Bouchard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Glen Harmon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Reardon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Hal Laycoe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Durnan | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | — |
Detroit Red Wings
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Gee | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gordie Howe | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bud Poile | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ted Lindsay | 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 | — | — |
| Sid Abel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Nels Podolsky | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Pat Lundy | 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 | — | — |
| Jack Stewart | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Quackenbush | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Red Kelly | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Leo Reise | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Lee Fogolin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Harry Lumley | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 0 | — |
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