Belt game 2,055 · March 8, 1956
Montréal Canadiens take the belt
Montréal Canadiens beat Toronto Maple Leafs 4–3 at home to start reign 811 of the NHL belt, the 142nd for the franchise.
Toronto Maple Leafs had held it since February 29, 1956, with 2 defenses over 8 days.
Montréal Canadiens held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Boston Bruins on March 10, 1956.
811Reign number
142Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maurice Richard | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dickie Moore | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Mosdell | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean Beliveau | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bert Olmstead | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Henri Richard | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean-Guy Talbot | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bernie Geoffrion | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Floyd Curry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jack LeClair | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Claude Provost | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Butch Bouchard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dollard St. Laurent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Wally Clune | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Turner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jacques Plante | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 29 | 32 |
Toronto Maple Leafs
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sid Smith | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| George Armstrong | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Stewart | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Rudy Migay | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Billy Harris | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gerry James | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Morrison | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tod Sloan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dick Duff | 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 | — | — |
| Brian Cullen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jimmy Thomson | 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 | — | — |
| Harry Lumley | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 23 | 27 |
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