Belt game 1,809 · January 28, 1953
Montréal Canadiens take the belt
Montréal Canadiens beat New York Rangers 2–1 on the road to start reign 723 of the NHL belt, the 119th for the franchise.
New York Rangers had held it since January 25, 1953, with 0 defenses over 3 days.
Montréal Canadiens held it for 4 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Boston Bruins on February 1, 1953.
723Reign number
119Team's reign
2Defenses
4Days held
Box score
New York Rangers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Stoddard | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Pete Babando | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Harry Howell | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Raleigh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Ronty | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Labadie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Nick Mickoski | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| George Senick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Wally Hergesheimer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Eddie Kullman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Neil Strain | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Hy Buller | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Leo Reise | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Kraftcheck | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Allan Stanley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gump Worsley | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floyd Curry | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dick Gamble | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bert Olmstead | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Mosdell | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Harvey | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bernie Geoffrion | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Maurice Richard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Masnick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Billy Reay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Elmer Lach | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| John McCormack | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Meger | 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 | — | — |
| Dollard St. Laurent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gerry McNeil | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
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