Belt game 2,103 · January 20, 1957
Chicago Black Hawks take the belt
Chicago Black Hawks beat Montréal Canadiens 4–2 at home to start reign 826 of the NHL belt, the 84th for the franchise.
Montréal Canadiens had held it since January 1, 1957, with 8 defenses over 19 days.
Chicago Black Hawks held it for 4 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Detroit Red Wings on January 24, 1957.
826Reign number
84Team's reign
0Defenses
4Days held
Box score
Chicago Black Hawks
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Litzenberger | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Eric Nesterenko | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Pierre Pilote | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Nick Mickoski | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Glen Skov | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Johnny Wilson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Hec Lalande | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Frank Martin | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Harry Watson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ed Kachur | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Forbes Kennedy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jack McIntyre | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Hank Ciesla | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gus Mortson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Ingram | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Moose Vasko | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Al Rollins | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 21 | 23 |
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maurice Richard | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dickie Moore | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Henri Richard | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Donnie Marshall | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Andre Pronovost | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean-Guy Talbot | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean Beliveau | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Floyd Curry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jack LeClair | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Claude Provost | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bert Olmstead | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Harvey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Turner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dollard St. Laurent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jacques Plante | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 17 | 21 |
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