Belt game 2,397 · November 26, 1960
Montréal Canadiens take the belt
Montréal Canadiens beat Chicago Black Hawks 4–2 at home to start reign 940 of the NHL belt, the 173rd for the franchise.
Chicago Black Hawks had held it since November 24, 1960, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Montréal Canadiens held it for 19 days and 7 defenses, then lost it to Toronto Maple Leafs on December 15, 1960.
940Reign number
173Team's reign
7Defenses
19Days held
Box score
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Hicke | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean Beliveau | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Ralph Backstrom | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dickie Moore | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Henri Richard | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Marcel Bonin | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Donnie Marshall | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Johnson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bernie Geoffrion | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Claude Provost | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Goyette | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Gilles Tremblay | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Andre Pronovost | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Harvey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Turner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean-Guy Talbot | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Al Langlois | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Charlie Hodge | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 30 | 32 |
Chicago Black Hawks
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Murray Balfour | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Murphy | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Hay | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Ed Litzenberger | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Hull | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Pierre Pilote | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 12 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Tod Sloan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ab McDonald | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Eric Nesterenko | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Kenny Wharram | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Earl Balfour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Stan Mikita | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Al Arbour | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Moose Vasko | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jack Evans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Reg Fleming | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dollard St. Laurent | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Glenn Hall | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 26 | 30 |
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