Belt game 1,708 · December 29, 1951
Montréal Canadiens take the belt
Montréal Canadiens beat New York Rangers 7–2 at home to start reign 684 of the NHL belt, the 112th for the franchise.
New York Rangers had held it since December 26, 1951, with 0 defenses over 3 days.
Montréal Canadiens held it for 7 days and 3 defenses, then lost it to Boston Bruins on January 5, 1952.
684Reign number
112Team's reign
3Defenses
7Days held
Box score
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Gamble | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Maurice Richard | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dickie Moore | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Billy Reay | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bert Olmstead | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Elmer Lach | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Meger | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dollard St. Laurent | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Floyd Curry | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Harvey | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bernie Geoffrion | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| John McCormack | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Butch Bouchard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bud MacPherson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gerry McNeil | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
New York Rangers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Ronty | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Nick Mickoski | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gaye Stewart | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Wally Hergesheimer | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Hy Buller | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Kraftcheck | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Raleigh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Edgar Laprade | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Zellio Toppazzini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Eddie Kullman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ed Slowinski | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Reg Sinclair | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jack Evans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Ross | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Lloyd Ailsby | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Chuck Rayner | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
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