Belt game 1,722 · January 27, 1952
Montréal Canadiens take the belt
Montréal Canadiens beat New York Rangers 5–3 on the road to start reign 690 of the NHL belt, the 113th for the franchise.
New York Rangers had held it since January 20, 1952, with 2 defenses over 7 days.
Montréal Canadiens held it for 7 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Boston Bruins on February 3, 1952.
690Reign number
113Team's reign
2Defenses
7Days held
Box score
New York Rangers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hy Buller | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Raleigh | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Edgar Laprade | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Nick Mickoski | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Herb Dickenson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Wally Hergesheimer | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Reg Sinclair | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Ronty | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jack Stoddard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gaye Stewart | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Eddie Kullman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jack Evans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Kraftcheck | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Ross | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Clare Martin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Chuck Rayner | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernie Geoffrion | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Meger | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Billy Reay | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dick Gamble | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dickie Moore | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| John McCormack | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Johnson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Floyd Curry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bert Olmstead | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Elmer Lach | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Donnie Marshall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Harvey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Butch Bouchard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dollard St. Laurent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bud MacPherson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gerry McNeil | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: the NHL's own game center.