Belt game 2,303 · April 2, 1959 · playoffs
Montréal Canadiens take the belt
Montréal Canadiens beat Chicago Black Hawks 4–2 at home to start reign 903 of the NHL belt, the 165th for the franchise.
Chicago Black Hawks had held it since March 28, 1959, with 1 defense over 5 days.
Montréal Canadiens held it for 12 days and 3 defenses, then lost it to Toronto Maple Leafs on April 14, 1959.
903Reign number
165Team's reign
3Defenses
12Days held
Box score
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dickie Moore | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Harvey | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bernie Geoffrion | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Claude Provost | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Henri Richard | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Marcel Bonin | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Andre Pronovost | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ralph Backstrom | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Mosdell | 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 | — | — |
| Donnie Marshall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Turner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean-Guy Talbot | 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 | — | — | 24 | 26 |
Chicago Black Hawks
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pierre Pilote | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tod Sloan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ed Litzenberger | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Eric Nesterenko | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Kenny Wharram | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ted Lindsay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Danny Lewicki | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Lorne Ferguson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Glen Skov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Hull | 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 | 14 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Moose Vasko | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jack Evans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dollard St. Laurent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Glenn Hall | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 29 | 33 |
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