Belt game 1,664 · March 24, 1951
Montréal Canadiens take the belt
Montréal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings 3–2 at home to start reign 662 of the NHL belt, the 107th for the franchise.
Detroit Red Wings had held it since March 10, 1951, with 5 defenses over 14 days.
Montréal Canadiens held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Detroit Red Wings on March 25, 1951.
662Reign number
107Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maurice Richard | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Billy Reay | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Floyd Curry | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Calum MacKay | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bert Olmstead | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Mosdell | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Claude Robert | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bernie Geoffrion | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Fred Burchell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Meger | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Masnick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Harvey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Butch Bouchard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Glen Harmon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Dawes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bud MacPherson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gerry McNeil | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Detroit Red Wings
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Kelly | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ted Lindsay | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gordie Howe | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gerry Couture | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Marcel Pronovost | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| George Gee | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gaye Stewart | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Sid Abel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Glen Skov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Marty Pavelich | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim McFadden | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Vic Stasiuk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Goldham | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Clare Martin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Leo Reise | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Terry Sawchuk | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
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