Belt game 2,431 · February 15, 1961
Montréal Canadiens take the belt
Montréal Canadiens beat Toronto Maple Leafs 3–1 on the road to start reign 949 of the NHL belt, the 175th for the franchise.
Toronto Maple Leafs had held it since January 28, 1961, with 7 defenses over 18 days.
Montréal Canadiens held it for 8 days and 3 defenses, then lost it to Toronto Maple Leafs on February 23, 1961.
949Reign number
175Team's reign
3Defenses
8Days held
Box score
Toronto Maple Leafs
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Keon | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bert Olmstead | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Carl Brewer | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Regan | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dick Duff | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Nevin | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Stewart | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Billy Harris | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Eddie Shack | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| John MacMillan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Frank Mahovlich | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Red Kelly | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Tim Horton | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Baun | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Hillman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Allan Stanley | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Gerry McNamara | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 26 | 28 |
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jean Beliveau | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Dickie Moore | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Marcel Bonin | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Donnie Marshall | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean-Guy Talbot | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bernie Geoffrion | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ralph Backstrom | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Hicke | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean-Guy Gendron | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Henri Richard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Goyette | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Harvey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| J.C. Tremblay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Turner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Al Langlois | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jacques Plante | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 25 | 26 |
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