Belt game 2,503 · February 17, 1962
Montréal Canadiens take the belt
Montréal Canadiens beat Chicago Black Hawks 6–2 at home to start reign 971 of the NHL belt, the 181st for the franchise.
Chicago Black Hawks had held it since February 14, 1962, with 0 defenses over 3 days.
Montréal Canadiens held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Detroit Red Wings on February 18, 1962.
971Reign number
181Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Hicke | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean Beliveau | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bernie Geoffrion | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Ralph Backstrom | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Goyette | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Gilles Tremblay | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Rousseau | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Donnie Marshall | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean-Guy Talbot | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Dickie Moore | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Claude Provost | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Henri Richard | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 10 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| J.C. Tremblay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Lou Fontinato | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Al MacNeil | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jacques Plante | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 30 | 32 |
Chicago Black Hawks
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Hull | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Murray Balfour | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Turner | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Pierre Pilote | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Moose Vasko | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Reg Fleming | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bronco Horvath | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Murphy | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Hay | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Gerry Melnyk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ab McDonald | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Eric Nesterenko | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Kenny Wharram | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Stan Mikita | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jack Evans | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dollard St. Laurent | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Glenn Hall | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 31 | 37 |
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