Belt game 2,182 · January 9, 1958
Montréal Canadiens take the belt
Montréal Canadiens beat Chicago Black Hawks 11–3 at home to start reign 854 of the NHL belt, the 154th for the franchise.
Chicago Black Hawks had held it since January 1, 1958, with 2 defenses over 8 days.
Montréal Canadiens held it for 3 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Chicago Blackhawks on January 12, 1958.
854Reign number
154Team's reign
1Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernie Geoffrion | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bert Olmstead | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gene Achtymichuk | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Donnie Marshall | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean-Guy Talbot | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Claude Provost | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Henri Richard | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Marcel Bonin | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Floyd Curry | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dickie Moore | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Goyette | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Andre Pronovost | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Johnson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Turner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dollard St. Laurent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jacques Plante | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 39 | 42 |
Chicago Black Hawks
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ted Lindsay | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ed Kachur | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dutch Reibel | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Murphy | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Glen Skov | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Hull | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Billy Dea | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Pierre Pilote | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Moose Vasko | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Lorne Ferguson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ed Litzenberger | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Eric Nesterenko | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Dineen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gus Mortson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jimmy Thomson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ian Cushenan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Glenn Hall | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | 31 | 42 |
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