Belt game 1,673 · April 14, 1951 · playoffs
Montréal Canadiens take the belt
Montréal Canadiens beat Toronto Maple Leafs 3–2 (OT) on the road to start reign 668 of the NHL belt, the 110th for the franchise.
Toronto Maple Leafs had held it since April 11, 1951, with 0 defenses over 3 days.
Montréal Canadiens held it for 3 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Toronto Maple Leafs on April 17, 1951.
668Reign number
110Team's reign
0Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Toronto Maple Leafs
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ted Kennedy | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Max Bentley | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tod Sloan | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Sid Smith | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Harry Watson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Joe Klukay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Howie Meeker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Fleming MacKell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Cal Gardner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Danny Lewicki | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ray Timgren | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Hassard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jimmy Thomson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gus Mortson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Barilko | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Fern Flaman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Juzda | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Turk Broda | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | — |
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maurice Richard | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Billy Reay | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bert Olmstead | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Meger | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Masnick | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Harvey | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bernie Geoffrion | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Floyd Curry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Calum MacKay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Elmer Lach | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Mosdell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Butch Bouchard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ross Lowe | 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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gerry McNeil | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | — |
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