Belt game 2,670 · February 16, 1964
Montréal Canadiens take the belt
Montréal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings 5–2 on the road to start reign 1,041 of the NHL belt, the 190th for the franchise.
Detroit Red Wings had held it since February 8, 1964, with 3 defenses over 8 days.
Montréal Canadiens held it for 7 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Detroit Red Wings on February 23, 1964.
1,041Reign number
190Team's reign
2Defenses
7Days held
Box score
Detroit Red Wings
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norm Ullman | 0 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Parker MacDonald | 2 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Alex Delvecchio | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Floyd Smith | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Pit Martin | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Gordie Howe | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Howie Menard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Jeffrey | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Andre Pronovost | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bruce MacGregor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Henderson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Al Langlois | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Marcel Pronovost | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Gadsby | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Barkley | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| John Miszuk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Terry Sawchuk | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 34 | 38 |
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jean Beliveau | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Balon | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bernie Geoffrion | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Claude Provost | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Rousseau | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Henri Richard | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| J.C. Tremblay | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ralph Backstrom | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Hicke | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Gilles Tremblay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| John Ferguson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Red Berenson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jacques Laperriere | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean-Guy Talbot | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bryan Watson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Terry Harper | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Charlie Hodge | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 29 | 31 |
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