Belt game 2,522 · April 1, 1962 · playoffs
Chicago Black Hawks take the belt
Chicago Black Hawks beat Montréal Canadiens 4–1 at home to start reign 979 of the NHL belt, the 113th for the franchise.
Montréal Canadiens had held it since March 24, 1962, with 3 defenses over 8 days.
Chicago Black Hawks held it for 9 days and 3 defenses, then lost it to Toronto Maple Leafs on April 10, 1962.
979Reign number
113Team's reign
3Defenses
9Days held
Box score
Chicago Black Hawks
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ab McDonald | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Stan Mikita | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Hull | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bronco Horvath | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Hay | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Eric Nesterenko | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Kenny Wharram | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Reg Fleming | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dollard St. Laurent | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Murray Balfour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gerry Melnyk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Merv Kuryluk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Turner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Pierre Pilote | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Moose Vasko | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jack Evans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Glenn Hall | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 26 | 27 |
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Provost | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Red Berenson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Lou Fontinato | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean Beliveau | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bernie Geoffrion | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ralph Backstrom | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Hicke | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dickie Moore | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Rousseau | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Goyette | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gilles Tremblay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Donnie Marshall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| J.C. Tremblay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean-Guy Talbot | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Al MacNeil | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jacques Plante | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 23 | 27 |
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