Belt game 1,736 · February 28, 1952
Montréal Canadiens take the belt
Montréal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings 3–2 at home to start reign 695 of the NHL belt, the 114th for the franchise.
Detroit Red Wings had held it since February 13, 1952, with 6 defenses over 15 days.
Montréal Canadiens held it for 6 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Toronto Maple Leafs on March 5, 1952.
695Reign number
114Team's reign
2Defenses
6Days held
Box score
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernie Geoffrion | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dickie Moore | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Billy Reay | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Elmer Lach | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Meger | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Butch Bouchard | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dollard St. Laurent | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Floyd Curry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dick Gamble | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bert Olmstead | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| John McCormack | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Mosdell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Harvey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Johnson | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gordie Howe | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Sid Abel | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Metro Prystai | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Red Kelly | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Benny Woit | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ted Lindsay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tony Leswick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Marty Pavelich | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Glen Skov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Alex Delvecchio | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Johnny Wilson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Vic Stasiuk | 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 | — | — | — | — |
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