Belt game 2,587 · February 16, 1963
Montréal Canadiens take the belt
Montréal Canadiens beat Chicago Black Hawks 4–2 at home to start reign 1,014 of the NHL belt, the 188th for the franchise.
Chicago Black Hawks had held it since February 10, 1963, with 0 defenses over 6 days.
Montréal Canadiens held it for 4 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Toronto Maple Leafs on February 20, 1963.
1,014Reign number
188Team's reign
1Defenses
4Days held
Box score
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernie Geoffrion | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ralph Backstrom | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Rousseau | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Gilles Tremblay | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Hicke | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dickie Moore | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Claude Provost | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Lou Fontinato | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean Beliveau | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 | — | — |
| Donnie Marshall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gerry Brisson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| J.C. Tremblay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean Gauthier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean-Guy Talbot | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jacques Plante | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 21 | 23 |
Chicago Black Hawks
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Hay | 0 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Hull | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Ab McDonald | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Stan Mikita | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Pierre Pilote | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Murray Balfour | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Murphy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Eric Nesterenko | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Chico Maki | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Kenny Wharram | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Turner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Moose Vasko | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jack Evans | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Reg Fleming | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Al MacNeil | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne Hillman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Glenn Hall | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 31 | 35 |
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