Belt game 2,518 · March 24, 1962
Montréal Canadiens take the belt
Montréal Canadiens beat Chicago Black Hawks 5–3 at home to start reign 978 of the NHL belt, the 182nd for the franchise.
Chicago Black Hawks had held it since March 20, 1962, with 0 defenses over 4 days.
Montréal Canadiens held it for 8 days and 3 defenses, then lost it to Chicago Blackhawks on April 1, 1962.
978Reign number
182Team's reign
3Defenses
8Days held
Box score
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jean-Guy Talbot | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Ralph Backstrom | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Bernie Geoffrion | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Hicke | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Claude Provost | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Rousseau | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Goyette | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Gilles Tremblay | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Donnie Marshall | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Red Berenson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| J.C. Tremblay | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean Beliveau | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dickie Moore | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Lou Fontinato | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Al MacNeil | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 20 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jacques Plante | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 24 | 27 |
Chicago Black Hawks
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stan Mikita | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Hull | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Dollard St. Laurent | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ab McDonald | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Moose Vasko | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Murray Balfour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bronco Horvath | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Hay | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Gerry Melnyk | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Eric Nesterenko | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Kenny Wharram | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Murray Hall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Turner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Pierre Pilote | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 8 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Jack Evans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Reg Fleming | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Glenn Hall | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 31 | 36 |
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