Belt game 2,349 · January 16, 1960
Montréal Canadiens take the belt
Montréal Canadiens beat Boston Bruins 8–2 at home to start reign 919 of the NHL belt, the 169th for the franchise.
Boston Bruins had held it since January 9, 1960, with 2 defenses over 7 days.
Montréal Canadiens held it for 15 days and 7 defenses, then lost it to Boston Bruins on January 31, 1960.
919Reign number
169Team's reign
7Defenses
15Days held
Box score
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Provost | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Goyette | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Andre Pronovost | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean Beliveau | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Bernie Geoffrion | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Ralph Backstrom | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Donnie Marshall | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Dickie Moore | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Ab McDonald | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Henri Richard | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Marcel Bonin | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Johnson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Maurice Richard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Harvey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Turner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean-Guy Talbot | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Al Langlois | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jacques Plante | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 29 | 31 |
Boston Bruins
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bronco Horvath | 1 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Vic Stasiuk | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Fleming MacKell | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean-Guy Gendron | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Mohns | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Johnny Bucyk | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Charlie Burns | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Leo Labine | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Don McKenney | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jerry Toppazzini | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Dick Meissner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Leach | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Armstrong | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Aut Erickson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Fern Flaman | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Leo Boivin | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Simmons | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 45 | 53 |
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