Belt game 1,861 · December 5, 1953
Montréal Canadiens take the belt
Montréal Canadiens beat Boston Bruins 4–2 at home to start reign 739 of the NHL belt, the 123rd for the franchise.
Boston Bruins had held it since November 29, 1953, with 1 defense over 6 days.
Montréal Canadiens held it for 4 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Toronto Maple Leafs on December 9, 1953.
739Reign number
123Team's reign
1Defenses
4Days held
Box score
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernie Geoffrion | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Maurice Richard | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| John McCormack | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Calum MacKay | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bert Olmstead | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Mosdell | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Masnick | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Eddie Mazur | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Floyd Curry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dick Gamble | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Meger | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Harvey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Butch Bouchard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bud MacPherson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gerry McNeil | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Boston Bruins
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Sandford | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Creighton | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Armstrong | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Mohns | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Frank Martin | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Fleming MacKell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Cal Gardner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Woody Dumart | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Milt Schmidt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Leo Labine | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jerry Toppazzini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Joe Klukay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Johnny Peirson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Warren Godfrey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Hal Laycoe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ray Gariepy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Henry | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
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