Belt game 2,543 · November 8, 1962
Montréal Canadiens take the belt
Montréal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings 4–1 at home to start reign 989 of the NHL belt, the 183rd for the franchise.
Detroit Red Wings had held it since November 4, 1962, with 0 defenses over 4 days.
Montréal Canadiens held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Chicago Blackhawks on November 10, 1962.
989Reign number
183Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernie Geoffrion | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean Beliveau | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Ralph Backstrom | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Hicke | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Dickie Moore | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Claude Provost | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Henri Richard | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Gilles Tremblay | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean-Guy Talbot | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Rousseau | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Red Berenson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Goyette | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Donnie Marshall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| J.C. Tremblay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean Gauthier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Lou Fontinato | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jacques Plante | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 41 | 42 |
Detroit Red Wings
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floyd Smith | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Norm Ullman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Gordie Howe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 0 | — | — |
| Alex Delvecchio | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Vic Stasiuk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Alex Faulkner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Billy McNeill | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bruce MacGregor | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Val Fonteyne | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Parker MacDonald | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Jeffrey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Howie Young | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Marcel Pronovost | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Gadsby | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Barkley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Pete Goegan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Terry Sawchuk | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 26 | 30 |
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