Belt game 2,067 · November 1, 1956
Montréal Canadiens take the belt
Montréal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings 4–3 at home to start reign 815 of the NHL belt, the 143rd for the franchise.
Detroit Red Wings had held it since October 11, 1956, with 6 defenses over 21 days.
Montréal Canadiens held it for 9 days and 4 defenses, then lost it to Boston Bruins on November 10, 1956.
815Reign number
143Team's reign
4Defenses
9Days held
Box score
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jean Beliveau | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bernie Geoffrion | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Harvey | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jack LeClair | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Claude Provost | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Henri Richard | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dollard St. Laurent | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Floyd Curry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Maurice Richard | 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 | — | — |
| Donnie Marshall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Andre Pronovost | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gene Achtymichuk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Turner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean-Guy Talbot | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jacques Plante | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 27 | 30 |
Detroit Red Wings
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gordie Howe | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ted Lindsay | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Marty Pavelich | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Billy Dea | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Billy McNeill | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Johnny Bucyk | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dutch Reibel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Metro Prystai | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Lorne Ferguson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Norm Ullman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom McCarthy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Hillman | 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 | — | — |
| Warren Godfrey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gord Hollingworth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Glenn Hall | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 36 | 40 |
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