Belt game 2,165 · December 5, 1957
Montréal Canadiens take the belt
Montréal Canadiens beat Toronto Maple Leafs 4–3 at home to start reign 847 of the NHL belt, the 152nd for the franchise.
Toronto Maple Leafs had held it since November 24, 1957, with 4 defenses over 11 days.
Montréal Canadiens held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Detroit Red Wings on December 7, 1957.
847Reign number
152Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dickie Moore | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bernie Geoffrion | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Henri Richard | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Marcel Bonin | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean Beliveau | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Harvey | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Johnson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Claude Provost | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bert Olmstead | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Goyette | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Donnie Marshall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Andre Pronovost | 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jacques Plante | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 28 | 31 |
Toronto Maple Leafs
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tod Sloan | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Stewart | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Billy Harris | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dick Duff | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Frank Mahovlich | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Morrison | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tim Horton | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Rudy Migay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian Cullen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Barry Cullen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Pulford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gary Aldcorn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Marc Reaume | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Baun | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ed Chadwick | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 30 | 34 |
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