Belt game 1,670 · April 5, 1951 · playoffs
Montréal Canadiens take the belt
Montréal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings 5–2 on the road to start reign 666 of the NHL belt, the 109th for the franchise.
Detroit Red Wings had held it since March 31, 1951, with 1 defense over 5 days.
Montréal Canadiens held it for 6 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Toronto Maple Leafs on April 11, 1951.
666Reign number
109Team's reign
1Defenses
6Days held
Box score
Detroit Red Wings
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ted Lindsay | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gordie Howe | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Sid Abel | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Red Kelly | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| George Gee | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jimmy Peters | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gaye Stewart | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Glen Skov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Marty Pavelich | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim McFadden | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Metro Prystai | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gerry Couture | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Benny Woit | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Fred Glover | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Goldham | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Leo Reise | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Marcel Pronovost | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Terry Sawchuk | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | — |
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maurice Richard | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bert Olmstead | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bernie Geoffrion | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Floyd Curry | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Calum MacKay | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Billy Reay | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Mosdell | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Meger | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Masnick | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Harvey | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Sid McNabney | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Elmer Lach | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Vern Kaiser | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Butch Bouchard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ross Lowe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bud MacPherson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gerry McNeil | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | — |
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