Belt game 2,449 · October 14, 1961
Montréal Canadiens take the belt
Montréal Canadiens beat New York Rangers 3–1 at home to start reign 956 of the NHL belt, the 177th for the franchise.
New York Rangers had held it since October 11, 1961, with 1 defense over 3 days.
Montréal Canadiens held it for 18 days and 7 defenses, then lost it to Toronto Maple Leafs on November 1, 1961.
956Reign number
177Team's reign
7Defenses
18Days held
Box score
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Provost | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Marcel Bonin | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Henri Richard | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean-Guy Talbot | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bernie Geoffrion | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ralph Backstrom | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Hicke | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Rousseau | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Goyette | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Gilles Tremblay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Donnie Marshall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| J.C. Tremblay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean Gauthier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Lou Fontinato | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Al MacNeil | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jacques Plante | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 17 | 18 |
New York Rangers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jean-Guy Gendron | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Andy Bathgate | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Schinkel | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Earl Ingarfield | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Vic Hadfield | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Andy Hebenton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean Ratelle | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dean Prentice | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Cunningham | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Camille Henry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ted Hampson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Harvey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Harry Howell | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Al Langlois | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Cahan | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Irv Spencer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gump Worsley | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 25 | 28 |
Box scores: the NHL's own game center.