Belt game 1,914 · April 11, 1954 · playoffs
Montréal Canadiens take the belt
Montréal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings 1–0 (OT) on the road to start reign 762 of the NHL belt, the 128th for the franchise.
Detroit Red Wings had held it since April 8, 1954, with 1 defense over 3 days.
Montréal Canadiens held it for 5 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Detroit Red Wings on April 16, 1954.
762Reign number
128Team's reign
1Defenses
5Days held
Box score
Detroit Red Wings
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benny Woit | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ted Lindsay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tony Leswick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gordie Howe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Metro Prystai | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Marty Pavelich | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Glen Skov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Alex Delvecchio | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Johnny Wilson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Dineen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jimmy Peters | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Earl Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Goldham | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Marcel Pronovost | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Red Kelly | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Keith Allen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Terry Sawchuk | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 21 | — |
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Mosdell | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean Beliveau | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bernie Geoffrion | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Floyd Curry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Maurice Richard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dickie Moore | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Lorne Davis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bert Olmstead | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Elmer Lach | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Masnick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gaye Stewart | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Harvey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Butch Bouchard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dollard St. Laurent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Eddie Mazur | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gerry McNeil | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 22 | — |
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