Belt game 1,867 · December 19, 1953
Montréal Canadiens take the belt
Montréal Canadiens beat Boston Bruins 7–3 at home to start reign 742 of the NHL belt, the 124th for the franchise.
Boston Bruins had held it since December 17, 1953, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Montréal Canadiens held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to New York Rangers on December 20, 1953.
742Reign number
124Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Mosdell | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bert Olmstead | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bernie Geoffrion | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Maurice Richard | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Masnick | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Eddie Mazur | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Floyd Curry | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Calum MacKay | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| John McCormack | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Harvey | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Butch Bouchard | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dollard St. Laurent | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dick Gamble | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gerry McNeil | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Boston Bruins
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milt Schmidt | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Fleming MacKell | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Cal Gardner | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Leo Labine | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Joe Klukay | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Armstrong | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Mohns | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ed Sandford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Woody Dumart | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Creighton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jerry Toppazzini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Johnny Peirson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Warren Godfrey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Hal Laycoe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Frank Martin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Henry | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: the NHL's own game center.