Belt game 2,461 · November 11, 1961
Montréal Canadiens take the belt
Montréal Canadiens beat Chicago Black Hawks 2–1 at home to start reign 959 of the NHL belt, the 178th for the franchise.
Chicago Black Hawks had held it since November 7, 1961, with 0 defenses over 4 days.
Montréal Canadiens held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Detroit Red Wings on November 12, 1961.
959Reign number
178Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernie Geoffrion | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Hicke | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Goyette | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Gilles Tremblay | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Donnie Marshall | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean-Guy Talbot | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Ralph Backstrom | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Dickie Moore | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Claude Provost | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Rousseau | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Henri Richard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Marcel Bonin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| J.C. Tremblay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Lou Fontinato | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Al MacNeil | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jacques Plante | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 18 | 19 |
Chicago Black Hawks
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bronco Horvath | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Hay | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ab McDonald | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Murphy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Gerry Melnyk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Eric Nesterenko | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Hull | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Kenny Wharram | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Chico Maki | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Stan Mikita | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Turner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Moose Vasko | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jack Evans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Reg Fleming | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dollard St. Laurent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne Hillman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Glenn Hall | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 24 | 26 |
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