Belt game 2,445 · March 18, 1961
Chicago Black Hawks take the belt
Chicago Black Hawks beat Montréal Canadiens 4–1 on the road to start reign 953 of the NHL belt, the 105th for the franchise.
Montréal Canadiens had held it since March 12, 1961, with 1 defense over 6 days.
Chicago Black Hawks held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Boston Bruins on March 19, 1961.
953Reign number
105Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Provost | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Donnie Marshall | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean Beliveau | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Bernie Geoffrion | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | — | — |
| Ralph Backstrom | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Hicke | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean-Guy Gendron | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Henri Richard | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Marcel Bonin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Goyette | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gilles Tremblay | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Harvey | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| J.C. Tremblay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Turner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean-Guy Talbot | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Al Langlois | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jacques Plante | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 20 | 24 |
Chicago Black Hawks
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Murray Balfour | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Tod Sloan | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Murphy | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Eric Nesterenko | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Kenny Wharram | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Al Arbour | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Pierre Pilote | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Moose Vasko | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Reg Fleming | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Hay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ed Litzenberger | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Hull | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Earl Balfour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jack Evans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dollard St. Laurent | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Glenn Hall | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 38 | 39 |
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