Belt game 1,870 · December 26, 1953
Montréal Canadiens take the belt
Montréal Canadiens beat New York Rangers 2–0 at home to start reign 744 of the NHL belt, the 125th for the franchise.
New York Rangers had held it since December 20, 1953, with 1 defense over 6 days.
Montréal Canadiens held it for 8 days and 3 defenses, then lost it to New York Rangers on January 3, 1954.
744Reign number
125Team's reign
3Defenses
8Days held
Box score
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maurice Richard | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Calum MacKay | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bert Olmstead | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| John McCormack | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Mosdell | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Harvey | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean Beliveau | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Floyd Curry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dick Gamble | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Masnick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Butch Bouchard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dollard St. Laurent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bud MacPherson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Eddie Mazur | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gerry McNeil | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
New York Rangers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Raleigh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Ronty | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Nick Mickoski | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Aldo Guidolin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ike Hildebrand | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Andy Bathgate | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dean Prentice | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Wally Hergesheimer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Eddie Kullman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Camille Henry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ivan Irwin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Harry Howell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Hy Buller | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Leo Reise | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Chrystal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jack Evans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Johnny Bower | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
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