Belt game 2,574 · January 17, 1963
Montréal Canadiens take the belt
Montréal Canadiens beat Toronto Maple Leafs 6–4 at home to start reign 1,007 of the NHL belt, the 186th for the franchise.
Toronto Maple Leafs had held it since January 12, 1963, with 1 defense over 5 days.
Montréal Canadiens held it for 6 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Toronto Maple Leafs on January 23, 1963.
1,007Reign number
186Team's reign
2Defenses
6Days held
Box score
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jean Beliveau | 0 | 3 | 3 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Claude Provost | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Rousseau | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Henri Richard | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ralph Backstrom | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Dickie Moore | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Gilles Tremblay | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Johnson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean Gauthier | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean-Guy Talbot | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Hicke | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Donnie Marshall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Claude Larose | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| J.C. Tremblay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Lou Fontinato | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jacques Plante | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 28 | 32 |
Toronto Maple Leafs
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Armstrong | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Nevin | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Keon | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Pulford | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Kent Douglas | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ed Litzenberger | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Frank Mahovlich | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Dick Duff | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Stewart | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Billy Harris | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Norm Armstrong | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Eddie Shack | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Carl Brewer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Red Kelly | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Tim Horton | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Hillman | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Simmons | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 36 | 42 |
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