Belt game 2,225 · April 17, 1958 · playoffs
Montréal Canadiens take the belt
Montréal Canadiens beat Boston Bruins 3–2 (OT) at home to start reign 876 of the NHL belt, the 158th for the franchise.
Boston Bruins had held it since April 15, 1958, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Montréal Canadiens held it for 178 days and 3 defenses, then lost it to Boston Bruins on October 12, 1958.
876Reign number
158Team's reign
3Defenses
178Days held
Box score
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jean Beliveau | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bernie Geoffrion | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Maurice Richard | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dickie Moore | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Henri Richard | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Connie Broden | 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 | — | — |
| Marcel Bonin | 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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Harvey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Johnson | 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 | — | — |
| Al Langlois | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jacques Plante | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 38 | 40 |
Boston Bruins
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bronco Horvath | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Vic Stasiuk | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Fleming MacKell | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jerry Toppazzini | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Allan Stanley | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Leo Boivin | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Johnny Bucyk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Regan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Leo Labine | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Don McKenney | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Norm Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Johnny Peirson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Buddy Boone | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Fern Flaman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Mohns | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Hillman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Simmons | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 44 | 47 |
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