Belt game 2,142 · April 16, 1957 · playoffs
Montréal Canadiens take the belt
Montréal Canadiens beat Boston Bruins 5–1 at home to start reign 841 of the NHL belt, the 150th for the franchise.
Boston Bruins had held it since April 14, 1957, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Montréal Canadiens held it for 194 days and 7 defenses, then lost it to New York Rangers on October 27, 1957.
841Reign number
150Team's reign
7Defenses
194Days held
Box score
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dickie Moore | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bernie Geoffrion | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Floyd Curry | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Donnie Marshall | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Claude Provost | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bert Olmstead | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Andre Pronovost | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Connie Broden | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Harvey | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Johnson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean Beliveau | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Maurice Richard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Henri Richard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Goyette | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Turner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean-Guy Talbot | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dollard St. Laurent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jacques Plante | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 26 | 27 |
Boston Bruins
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leo Labine | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Leo Boivin | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Buddy Boone | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Vic Stasiuk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Fleming MacKell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Cal Gardner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Real Chevrefils | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Don McKenney | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jack Caffery | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jerry Toppazzini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Johnny Peirson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Regan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Armstrong | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jack Bionda | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Fern Flaman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Mohns | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Simmons | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 29 | 34 |
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