Belt game 2,265 · January 3, 1959
Montréal Canadiens take the belt
Montréal Canadiens beat New York Rangers 5–1 at home to start reign 890 of the NHL belt, the 161st for the franchise.
New York Rangers had held it since December 28, 1958, with 2 defenses over 6 days.
Montréal Canadiens held it for 18 days and 6 defenses, then lost it to Toronto Maple Leafs on January 21, 1959.
890Reign number
161Team's reign
6Defenses
18Days held
Box score
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ralph Backstrom | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Harvey | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bernie Geoffrion | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Maurice Richard | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ab McDonald | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Goyette | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Andre Pronovost | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Johnson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Turner | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean Beliveau | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dickie Moore | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Claude Provost | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Henri Richard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Marcel Bonin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Donnie Marshall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean-Guy Talbot | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Al Langlois | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jacques Plante | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | 30 | 31 |
| Claude Pronovost | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
New York Rangers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Les Colwill | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Lou Fontinato | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Eddie Shack | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Red Sullivan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Andy Bathgate | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Earl Ingarfield | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Andy Hebenton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Hank Ciesla | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dean Prentice | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Camille Henry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jimmy Bartlett | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jack Bownass | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Harry Howell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Gadsby | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| John Hanna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gump Worsley | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 25 | 30 |
Box scores: the NHL's own game center.