Belt game 1,992 · April 12, 1955 · playoffs
Montréal Canadiens take the belt
Montréal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings 6–3 at home to start reign 787 of the NHL belt, the 136th for the franchise.
Detroit Red Wings had held it since April 10, 1955, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Montréal Canadiens held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Detroit Red Wings on April 14, 1955.
787Reign number
136Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jean Beliveau | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bernie Geoffrion | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Harvey | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Calum MacKay | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Mosdell | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Floyd Curry | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jack LeClair | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Butch Bouchard | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dickie Moore | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Ronty | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bert Olmstead | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Donnie Marshall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dick Gamble | 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 | — | — |
| George McAvoy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jacques Plante | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 35 | — |
Detroit Red Wings
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Delvecchio | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ted Lindsay | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tony Leswick | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Marty Pavelich | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Vic Stasiuk | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Marcel Pronovost | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Red Kelly | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Benny Woit | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gordie Howe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Glen Skov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dutch Reibel | 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 | — | — |
| Marcel Bonin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Goldham | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Hay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Terry Sawchuk | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | 33 | — |
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