Belt game 2,282 · February 14, 1959
Montréal Canadiens take the belt
Montréal Canadiens beat Boston Bruins 2–1 on the road to start reign 896 of the NHL belt, the 162nd for the franchise.
Boston Bruins had held it since February 12, 1959, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Montréal Canadiens held it for 8 days and 3 defenses, then lost it to New York Rangers on February 22, 1959.
896Reign number
162Team's reign
3Defenses
8Days held
Box score
Boston Bruins
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jean-Guy Gendron | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Leach | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Leo Boivin | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bronco Horvath | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Vic Stasiuk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Fleming MacKell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Johnny Bucyk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dutch Reibel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gord Redahl | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Leo Labine | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Don McKenney | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jerry Toppazzini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Armstrong | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Morrison | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Fern Flaman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Mohns | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Hillman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Simmons | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 29 | 31 |
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dickie Moore | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean Beliveau | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ab McDonald | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Henri Richard | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean-Guy Talbot | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bernie Geoffrion | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ralph Backstrom | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Claude Provost | 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 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Harvey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Turner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Al Langlois | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ian Cushenan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jacques Plante | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 20 | 21 |
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