Belt game 2,554 · December 1, 1962
Montréal Canadiens take the belt
Montréal Canadiens beat Chicago Black Hawks 2–1 at home to start reign 996 of the NHL belt, the 184th for the franchise.
Chicago Black Hawks had held it since November 29, 1962, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Montréal Canadiens held it for 4 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Toronto Maple Leafs on December 5, 1962.
996Reign number
184Team's reign
1Defenses
4Days held
Box score
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donnie Marshall | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Ralph Backstrom | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Hicke | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean Beliveau | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bernie Geoffrion | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Dickie Moore | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Claude Provost | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Rousseau | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Henri Richard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Goyette | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gilles Tremblay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| J.C. Tremblay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean Gauthier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean-Guy Talbot | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Lou Fontinato | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jacques Plante | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 27 | 28 |
Chicago Black Hawks
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Hull | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Kenny Wharram | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Stan Mikita | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Murray Balfour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Len Lunde | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Murphy | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ab McDonald | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Eric Nesterenko | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Chico Maki | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Turner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Pierre Pilote | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Moose Vasko | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jack Evans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Reg Fleming | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Al MacNeil | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne Hillman | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Glenn Hall | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 34 | 36 |
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