Belt game 2,018 · December 3, 1955
Montréal Canadiens take the belt
Montréal Canadiens beat Toronto Maple Leafs 3–1 on the road to start reign 800 of the NHL belt, the 138th for the franchise.
Toronto Maple Leafs had held it since November 27, 1955, with 1 defense over 6 days.
Montréal Canadiens held it for 15 days and 6 defenses, then lost it to Detroit Red Wings on December 18, 1955.
800Reign number
138Team's reign
6Defenses
15Days held
Box score
Toronto Maple Leafs
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sid Smith | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Billy Harris | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Marc Reaume | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| George Armstrong | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tod Sloan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Stewart | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Rudy Migay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dick Duff | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gerry James | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Hurst | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gord Hannigan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Earl Balfour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Morrison | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Hugh Bolton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tim Horton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jack Bionda | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Harry Lumley | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 30 | 33 |
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernie Geoffrion | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Floyd Curry | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dickie Moore | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Henri Richard | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Harvey | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean Beliveau | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jack LeClair | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Maurice Richard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bert Olmstead | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Mosdell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Donnie Marshall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Claude Provost | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Butch Bouchard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean-Guy Talbot | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dollard St. Laurent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jacques Plante | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 19 | 20 |
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