Belt game 2,308 · April 16, 1959 · playoffs
Montréal Canadiens take the belt
Montréal Canadiens beat Toronto Maple Leafs 3–2 on the road to start reign 905 of the NHL belt, the 166th for the franchise.
Toronto Maple Leafs had held it since April 14, 1959, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Montréal Canadiens held it for 178 days and 3 defenses, then lost it to Boston Bruins on October 11, 1959.
905Reign number
166Team's reign
3Defenses
178Days held
Box score
Toronto Maple Leafs
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerry Ehman | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dick Duff | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Billy Harris | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Frank Mahovlich | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Regan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| George Armstrong | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Stewart | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian Cullen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bert Olmstead | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Barry Cullen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Pulford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Creighton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Marc Reaume | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tim Horton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Carl Brewer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Baun | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Allan Stanley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Johnny Bower | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 26 | 29 |
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernie Geoffrion | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ralph Backstrom | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ab McDonald | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Henri Richard | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Marcel Bonin | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Hicke | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dickie Moore | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Claude Provost | 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Harvey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Turner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean-Guy Talbot | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Al Langlois | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ian Cushenan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jacques Plante | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 26 | 28 |
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