Belt game 2,410 · December 28, 1960
Montréal Canadiens take the belt
Montréal Canadiens beat Toronto Maple Leafs 4–1 on the road to start reign 942 of the NHL belt, the 174th for the franchise.
Toronto Maple Leafs had held it since December 15, 1960, with 4 defenses over 13 days.
Montréal Canadiens held it for 4 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Boston Bruins on January 1, 1961.
942Reign number
174Team's reign
2Defenses
4Days held
Box score
Toronto Maple Leafs
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Keon | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bert Olmstead | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Eddie Shack | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Dick Duff | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| George Armstrong | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Nevin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Billy Harris | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| John MacMillan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Frank Mahovlich | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Red Kelly | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Tim Horton | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Baun | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Hillman | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Allan Stanley | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Johnny Bower | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 23 | 27 |
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernie Geoffrion | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ralph Backstrom | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Hicke | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean-Guy Gendron | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Dickie Moore | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Marcel Bonin | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean Gauthier | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean-Guy Talbot | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean Beliveau | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Claude Provost | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Henri Richard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Goyette | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gilles Tremblay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Donnie Marshall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Harvey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Al Langlois | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Charlie Hodge | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 25 | 26 |
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