Belt game 2,658 · January 23, 1964
Montréal Canadiens take the belt
Montréal Canadiens beat New York Rangers 4–2 at home to start reign 1,036 of the NHL belt, the 189th for the franchise.
New York Rangers had held it since January 22, 1964, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Montréal Canadiens held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Boston Bruins on January 25, 1964.
1,036Reign number
189Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Ferguson | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Red Berenson | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Hicke | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Rousseau | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Henri Richard | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Gilles Tremblay | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean-Guy Talbot | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean Beliveau | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ralph Backstrom | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Claude Provost | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Balon | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Yvan Cournoyer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jacques Laperriere | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| J.C. Tremblay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bryan Watson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Terry Harper | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Charlie Hodge | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 21 | 23 |
New York Rangers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rod Gilbert | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Earl Ingarfield | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Val Fonteyne | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Goyette | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Camille Henry | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Donnie Marshall | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Andy Bathgate | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Vic Hadfield | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Dick Meissner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Don McKenney | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Richardson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Harry Howell | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Al Langlois | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Cahan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Johns | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Neilson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jacques Plante | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 39 | 43 |
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