Belt game 2,337 · December 19, 1959
Montréal Canadiens take the belt
Montréal Canadiens beat New York Rangers 5–3 at home to start reign 912 of the NHL belt, the 168th for the franchise.
New York Rangers had held it since December 6, 1959, with 2 defenses over 13 days.
Montréal Canadiens held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to New York Rangers on December 20, 1959.
912Reign number
168Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ralph Backstrom | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Harvey | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean Beliveau | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Bernie Geoffrion | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Hicke | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dickie Moore | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Henri Richard | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Marcel Bonin | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Donnie Marshall | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Claude Provost | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Ab McDonald | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Goyette | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Andre Pronovost | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Turner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean-Guy Talbot | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Al Langlois | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jacques Plante | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 28 | 31 |
New York Rangers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Cullen | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Red Sullivan | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Andy Bathgate | 1 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Camille Henry | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jimmy Bartlett | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Harry Howell | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Gadsby | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Eddie Shack | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Andy Hebenton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Kabel | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dean Prentice | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Schinkel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Popein | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Jack Bownass | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| John Hanna | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Lou Fontinato | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Marcel Paille | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 31 | 36 |
Box scores: the NHL's own game center.