Belt game 2,299 · March 24, 1959 · playoffs
Montréal Canadiens take the belt
Montréal Canadiens beat Chicago Black Hawks 4–2 at home to start reign 901 of the NHL belt, the 164th for the franchise.
Chicago Black Hawks had held it since March 22, 1959, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Montréal Canadiens held it for 4 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Chicago Blackhawks on March 28, 1959.
901Reign number
164Team's reign
1Defenses
4Days held
Box score
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jean Beliveau | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Marcel Bonin | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bernie Geoffrion | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ralph Backstrom | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dickie Moore | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Claude Provost | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Henri Richard | 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 | — | — |
| Bob Turner | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ab McDonald | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Donnie Marshall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Harvey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Johnson | 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 | — | — |
| Ian Cushenan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jacques Plante | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 11 | 13 |
Chicago Black Hawks
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tod Sloan | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ed Litzenberger | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ted Lindsay | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Danny Lewicki | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Lorne Ferguson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Glen Skov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Eric Nesterenko | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Hull | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Kenny Wharram | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Maloney | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Earl Balfour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| John McKenzie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Al Arbour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Pierre Pilote | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Moose Vasko | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jack Evans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dollard St. Laurent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Glenn Hall | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 38 | 42 |
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