Belt game 2,376 · March 19, 1960
Montréal Canadiens take the belt
Montréal Canadiens beat Boston Bruins 5–1 at home to start reign 930 of the NHL belt, the 170th for the franchise.
Boston Bruins had held it since March 16, 1960, with 0 defenses over 3 days.
Montréal Canadiens held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to New York Rangers on March 20, 1960.
930Reign number
170Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henri Richard | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Goyette | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Andre Pronovost | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean Beliveau | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Bernie Geoffrion | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Maurice Richard | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Dickie Moore | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Claude Provost | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Donnie Marshall | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ralph Backstrom | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Hicke | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ab McDonald | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Turner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean-Guy Talbot | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Al Langlois | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Jacques Plante | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 22 | 23 |
Boston Bruins
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Burns | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean-Guy Gendron | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Dallas Smith | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bronco Horvath | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Vic Stasiuk | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Gord Turlick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Pierre Gagne | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Don McKenney | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jerry Toppazzini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dick Meissner | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Leach | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Armstrong | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Aut Erickson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Fern Flaman | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Mohns | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Leo Boivin | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dale Rolfe | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Simmons | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 39 | 44 |
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