Belt game 2,250 · November 29, 1958
Montréal Canadiens take the belt
Montréal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings 6–2 at home to start reign 888 of the NHL belt, the 160th for the franchise.
Detroit Red Wings had held it since November 23, 1958, with 2 defenses over 6 days.
Montréal Canadiens held it for 29 days and 11 defenses, then lost it to New York Rangers on December 28, 1958.
888Reign number
160Team's reign
11Defenses
29Days held
Box score
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jean Beliveau | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bernie Geoffrion | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ralph Backstrom | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dickie Moore | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Donnie Marshall | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Turner | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Maurice Richard | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Henri Richard | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Harvey | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Johnson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Claude Provost | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ab McDonald | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Goyette | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Andre Pronovost | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean-Guy Talbot | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Al Langlois | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ian Cushenan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jacques Plante | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 25 | 27 |
| Charlie Hodge | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
Detroit Red Wings
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norm Ullman | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Johnny Wilson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gordie Howe | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Forbes Kennedy | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Warren Godfrey | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Alex Delvecchio | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Nick Mickoski | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Chuck Holmes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Billy McNeill | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jack McIntyre | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom McCarthy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Len Lunde | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Charlie Burns | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Pete Goegan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Marcel Pronovost | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Red Kelly | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gus Mortson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Terry Sawchuk | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 27 | 33 |
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