Belt game 1,906 · March 23, 1954 · playoffs
Montréal Canadiens take the belt
Montréal Canadiens beat Boston Bruins 2–0 at home to start reign 758 of the NHL belt, the 126th for the franchise.
Boston Bruins had held it since March 21, 1954, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Montréal Canadiens held it for 12 days and 3 defenses, then lost it to Detroit Red Wings on April 4, 1954.
758Reign number
126Team's reign
3Defenses
12Days held
Box score
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jean Beliveau | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bernie Geoffrion | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dickie Moore | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Lorne Davis | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Butch Bouchard | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Eddie Mazur | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Floyd Curry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Maurice Richard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bert Olmstead | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| John McCormack | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Mosdell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Meger | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Masnick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Harvey | 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 | — | — |
| Jacques Plante | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 13 | — |
Boston Bruins
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Sandford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Fleming MacKell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Cal Gardner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne Brown | 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 | — | — |
| Dave Creighton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Guyle Fielder | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Joe Klukay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Johnny Peirson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Armstrong | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Warren Godfrey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Quackenbush | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Mohns | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Frank Martin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Henry | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 41 | — |
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