Belt game 2,087 · December 15, 1956
Montréal Canadiens take the belt
Montréal Canadiens beat Boston Bruins 6–4 at home to start reign 821 of the NHL belt, the 145th for the franchise.
Boston Bruins had held it since December 8, 1956, with 2 defenses over 7 days.
Montréal Canadiens held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to New York Rangers on December 16, 1956.
821Reign number
145Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jean Beliveau | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bert Olmstead | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Floyd Curry | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Maurice Richard | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dickie Moore | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Claude Provost | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Henri Richard | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dollard St. Laurent | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jack LeClair | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Murray Balfour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Donnie Marshall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Andre Pronovost | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Harvey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Turner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean-Guy Talbot | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jacques Plante | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 25 | 29 |
Boston Bruins
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vic Stasiuk | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Fleming MacKell | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jerry Toppazzini | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Johnny Peirson | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Armstrong | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Fern Flaman | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Mohns | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Leo Boivin | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Cal Gardner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Real Chevrefils | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Leo Labine | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Don McKenney | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jack Caffery | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Regan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Allan Stanley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jack Bionda | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Norm Defelice | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 22 | 28 |
Box scores: the NHL's own game center.