Belt game 1,920 · October 16, 1954
Montréal Canadiens take the belt
Montréal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings 3–1 on the road to start reign 764 of the NHL belt, the 129th for the franchise.
Detroit Red Wings had held it since April 16, 1954, with 3 defenses over 183 days.
Montréal Canadiens held it for 5 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Toronto Maple Leafs on October 21, 1954.
764Reign number
129Team's reign
0Defenses
5Days held
Box score
Detroit Red Wings
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ted Lindsay | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gordie Howe | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Benny Woit | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tony Leswick | 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 | — | — |
| Dutch Reibel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Alex Delvecchio | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Johnny Wilson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Dineen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Poile | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Marcel Bonin | 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 | — | — |
| Terry Sawchuk | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maurice Richard | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Harvey | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean Beliveau | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bernie Geoffrion | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Calum MacKay | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Mosdell | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Floyd Curry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jack LeClair | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dickie Moore | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bert Olmstead | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ed Litzenberger | 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 | — | — |
| Butch Bouchard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dollard St. Laurent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bud MacPherson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jacques Plante | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
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