Belt game 2,583 · February 3, 1963
Montréal Canadiens take the belt
Montréal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings 6–2 on the road to start reign 1,011 of the NHL belt, the 187th for the franchise.
Detroit Red Wings had held it since January 27, 1963, with 2 defenses over 7 days.
Montréal Canadiens held it for 3 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to New York Rangers on February 6, 1963.
1,011Reign number
187Team's reign
0Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Detroit Red Wings
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norm Ullman | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gordie Howe | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Alex Delvecchio | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Andre Pronovost | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Parker MacDonald | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Marcel Pronovost | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Lowell MacDonald | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Vic Stasiuk | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Alex Faulkner | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bruce MacGregor | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Val Fonteyne | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Eddie Joyal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Howie Young | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Gadsby | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Barkley | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Pete Goegan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Hank Bassen | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 44 | 50 |
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jean Beliveau | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Gilles Tremblay | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Lou Fontinato | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ralph Backstrom | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | — |
| Dickie Moore | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Claude Provost | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Rousseau | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Henri Richard | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean Gauthier | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean-Guy Talbot | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Bernie Geoffrion | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Hicke | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Red Berenson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Donnie Marshall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| J.C. Tremblay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Cesare Maniago | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 30 | 32 |
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