Belt game 2,480 · December 27, 1961
Montréal Canadiens take the belt
Montréal Canadiens beat New York Rangers 3–0 on the road to start reign 965 of the NHL belt, the 179th for the franchise.
New York Rangers had held it since December 20, 1961, with 2 defenses over 7 days.
Montréal Canadiens held it for 5 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Chicago Blackhawks on January 1, 1962.
965Reign number
179Team's reign
1Defenses
5Days held
Box score
New York Rangers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Hannigan | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean-Guy Gendron | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Andy Bathgate | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Earl Ingarfield | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Vic Hadfield | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Andy Hebenton | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Johnny Wilson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dean Prentice | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Schinkel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Camille Henry | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ted Hampson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Harvey | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Harry Howell | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Al Langlois | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Cahan | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Irv Spencer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gump Worsley | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 27 | 30 |
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Hicke | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| J.C. Tremblay | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Ralph Backstrom | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Rousseau | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Gilles Tremblay | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean-Guy Talbot | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean Beliveau | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Dickie Moore | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Claude Provost | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Marcel Bonin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Goyette | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Donnie Marshall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Lou Fontinato | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Al MacNeil | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jacques Plante | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 24 | 24 |
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