Belt game 1,944 · December 19, 1954
Montréal Canadiens take the belt
Montréal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings 5–0 on the road to start reign 776 of the NHL belt, the 134th for the franchise.
Detroit Red Wings had held it since December 16, 1954, with 1 defense over 3 days.
Montréal Canadiens held it for 14 days and 4 defenses, then lost it to Detroit Red Wings on January 2, 1955.
776Reign number
134Team's reign
4Defenses
14Days held
Box score
Detroit Red Wings
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benny Woit | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tony Leswick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gordie Howe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Alex Delvecchio | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Marty Pavelich | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Glen Skov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dutch Reibel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Lorne Davis | 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 | — | — |
| Vic Stasiuk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Red Kelly | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Keith Allen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Terry Sawchuk | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Mosdell | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Maurice Richard | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dickie Moore | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean Beliveau | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bernie Geoffrion | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Floyd Curry | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Johnson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Masnick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bert Olmstead | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Donnie Marshall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Harvey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Butch Bouchard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dollard St. Laurent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Eddie Mazur | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jacques Plante | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
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