Belt game 2,094 · January 1, 1957
Montréal Canadiens take the belt
Montréal Canadiens beat Chicago Black Hawks 6–2 on the road to start reign 825 of the NHL belt, the 146th for the franchise.
Chicago Black Hawks had held it since December 30, 1956, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Montréal Canadiens held it for 19 days and 8 defenses, then lost it to Chicago Blackhawks on January 20, 1957.
825Reign number
146Team's reign
8Defenses
19Days held
Box score
Chicago Black Hawks
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Mickoski | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Glen Skov | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| John Sleaver | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Johnny Wilson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Frank Martin | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Harry Watson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Wally Hergesheimer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Forbes Kennedy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jack McIntyre | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ed Litzenberger | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Hec Lalande | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Hank Ciesla | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gus Mortson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Ingram | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Pierre Pilote | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Moose Vasko | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Al Rollins | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 18 | 24 |
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jean Beliveau | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dickie Moore | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Henri Richard | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bernie Geoffrion | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Floyd Curry | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Maurice Richard | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Claude Provost | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bert Olmstead | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Donnie Marshall | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean-Guy Talbot | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jack LeClair | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Andre Pronovost | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Harvey | 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 | — | — |
| Dollard St. Laurent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jacques Plante | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 24 | 26 |
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