Belt game 2,384 · October 23, 1960
Montréal Canadiens take the belt
Montréal Canadiens beat New York Rangers 4–2 on the road to start reign 934 of the NHL belt, the 171st for the franchise.
New York Rangers had held it since October 19, 1960, with 0 defenses over 4 days.
Montréal Canadiens held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Chicago Blackhawks on October 25, 1960.
934Reign number
171Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
New York Rangers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Sullivan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Andy Hebenton | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Camille Henry | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Lou Fontinato | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Eddie Shack | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Andy Bathgate | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Earl Ingarfield | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Balon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian Cullen | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Dean Prentice | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Schinkel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Len Ronson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ted Hampson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Morrison | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Harry Howell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Gadsby | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Johns | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Irv Spencer | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jack McCartan | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 22 | 26 |
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jean Beliveau | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Goyette | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Andre Pronovost | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bernie Geoffrion | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Marcel Bonin | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Rousseau | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Harvey | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean-Guy Talbot | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ralph Backstrom | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Hicke | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Dickie Moore | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Henri Richard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Donnie Marshall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Turner | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Al Langlois | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jacques Plante | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 23 | 25 |
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