Belt game 2,317 · October 25, 1959
Montréal Canadiens take the belt
Montréal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings 2–1 on the road to start reign 909 of the NHL belt, the 167th for the franchise.
Detroit Red Wings had held it since October 18, 1959, with 1 defense over 7 days.
Montréal Canadiens held it for 38 days and 14 defenses, then lost it to Toronto Maple Leafs on December 2, 1959.
909Reign number
167Team's reign
14Defenses
38Days held
Box score
Detroit Red Wings
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norm Ullman | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Len Lunde | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Morrison | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Barry Cullen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Gordie Howe | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Alex Delvecchio | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Gary Aldcorn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Val Fonteyne | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Gerry Melnyk | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Billy McNeill | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jack McIntyre | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Forbes Kennedy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| John McKenzie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Stu McNeill | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Marcel Pronovost | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Red Kelly | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Warren Godfrey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Lou Marcon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Terry Sawchuk | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 30 | 32 |
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernie Geoffrion | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Henri Richard | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Donnie Marshall | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean Beliveau | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Hicke | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Maurice Richard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Dickie Moore | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Claude Provost | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ab McDonald | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Marcel Bonin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Goyette | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Andre Pronovost | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Harvey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean-Guy Talbot | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Al Langlois | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| J.C. Tremblay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jacques Plante | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 31 | 32 |
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