Belt game 2,107 · January 31, 1957
Montréal Canadiens take the belt
Montréal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings 5–3 at home to start reign 828 of the NHL belt, the 147th for the franchise.
Detroit Red Wings had held it since January 24, 1957, with 2 defenses over 7 days.
Montréal Canadiens held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Boston Bruins on February 2, 1957.
828Reign number
147Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dickie Moore | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean Beliveau | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Henri Richard | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Maurice Richard | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Claude Provost | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bert Olmstead | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Andre Pronovost | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Harvey | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Johnson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Turner | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Floyd Curry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jack LeClair | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Donnie Marshall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Glen Cressman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean-Guy Talbot | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bud MacPherson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jacques Plante | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 25 | 28 |
Detroit Red Wings
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gordie Howe | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Red Kelly | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ted Lindsay | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Billy Dea | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Norm Ullman | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Billy McNeill | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dutch Reibel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Alex Delvecchio | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Marty Pavelich | 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 | — | — |
| Bill Dineen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Johnny Bucyk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Marcel Pronovost | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Warren Godfrey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dale Anderson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gord Strate | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Glenn Hall | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 25 | 29 |
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