Belt game 2,482 · January 1, 1962
Chicago Black Hawks take the belt
Chicago Black Hawks beat Montréal Canadiens 2–0 at home to start reign 966 of the NHL belt, the 108th for the franchise.
Montréal Canadiens had held it since December 27, 1961, with 1 defense over 5 days.
Chicago Black Hawks held it for 5 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Toronto Maple Leafs on January 6, 1962.
966Reign number
108Team's reign
2Defenses
5Days held
Box score
Chicago Black Hawks
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stan Mikita | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Ab McDonald | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Kenny Wharram | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Dollard St. Laurent | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne Hillman | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Hull | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Murray Balfour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bronco Horvath | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Murphy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Hay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Gerry Melnyk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Eric Nesterenko | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Turner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Pierre Pilote | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jack Evans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Reg Fleming | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Glenn Hall | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 32 | 32 |
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jean Beliveau | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Ralph Backstrom | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Hicke | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Dickie Moore | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Claude Provost | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Rousseau | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Marcel Bonin | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Goyette | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Gilles Tremblay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Donnie Marshall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| J.C. Tremblay | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean-Guy Talbot | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Lou Fontinato | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Al MacNeil | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jacques Plante | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 21 | 23 |
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