Belt game 2,488 · January 11, 1962
Montréal Canadiens take the belt
Montréal Canadiens beat Toronto Maple Leafs 4–2 at home to start reign 968 of the NHL belt, the 180th for the franchise.
Toronto Maple Leafs had held it since January 6, 1962, with 2 defenses over 5 days.
Montréal Canadiens held it for 24 days and 9 defenses, then lost it to New York Rangers on February 4, 1962.
968Reign number
180Team's reign
9Defenses
24Days held
Box score
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dickie Moore | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Donnie Marshall | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Johnson | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ralph Backstrom | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Claude Provost | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Rousseau | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Henri Richard | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean-Guy Talbot | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean Beliveau | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bernie Geoffrion | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Hicke | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Goyette | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gilles Tremblay | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| J.C. Tremblay | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Lou Fontinato | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Al MacNeil | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jacques Plante | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 39 | 41 |
Toronto Maple Leafs
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Armstrong | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Keon | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Bert Olmstead | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Carl Brewer | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Nevin | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Stewart | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Billy Harris | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian Conacher | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Pulford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Ed Litzenberger | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Frank Mahovlich | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Al Arbour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tim Horton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Baun | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Allan Stanley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Johnny Bower | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 25 | 29 |
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