Belt game 2,568 · January 3, 1963
Montréal Canadiens take the belt
Montréal Canadiens beat Boston Bruins 4–1 at home to start reign 1,004 of the NHL belt, the 185th for the franchise.
Boston Bruins had held it since January 1, 1963, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Montréal Canadiens held it for 7 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Detroit Red Wings on January 10, 1963.
1,004Reign number
185Team's reign
2Defenses
7Days held
Box score
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jean Beliveau | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Bernie Geoffrion | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean-Guy Talbot | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Ralph Backstrom | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Dickie Moore | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Henri Richard | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Gilles Tremblay | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Donnie Marshall | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean Gauthier | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Hicke | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Claude Provost | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Rousseau | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| J.C. Tremblay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Lou Fontinato | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jacques Plante | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 26 | 27 |
Boston Bruins
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Bucyk | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Tommy Williams | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Murray Oliver | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Blackburn | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Charlie Burns | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne Hicks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Forbes Kennedy | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ed Westfall | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jerry Toppazzini | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean-Guy Gendron | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Leiter | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Ted Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Mohns | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Leo Boivin | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Irv Spencer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Warren Godfrey | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Eddie Johnston | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 38 | 42 |
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