Belt game 2,687 · March 31, 1964 · playoffs
Montréal Canadiens take the belt
Montréal Canadiens beat Toronto Maple Leafs 3–2 on the road to start reign 1,050 of the NHL belt, the 192nd for the franchise.
Toronto Maple Leafs had held it since March 28, 1964, with 0 defenses over 3 days.
Montréal Canadiens held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Toronto Maple Leafs on April 2, 1964.
1,050Reign number
192Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Toronto Maple Leafs
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Pulford | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Stewart | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Eddie Shack | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Allan Stanley | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Andy Bathgate | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| George Armstrong | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Keon | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Billy Harris | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Don McKenney | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Pappin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Frank Mahovlich | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Carl Brewer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Red Kelly | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Tim Horton | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Baun | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Hillman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Johnny Bower | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 26 | 29 |
| Don Simmons | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henri Richard | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Ralph Backstrom | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Hicke | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Claude Provost | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Jacques Laperriere | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| J.C. Tremblay | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean Beliveau | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bernie Geoffrion | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Rousseau | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Balon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| John Ferguson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Red Berenson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean-Guy Talbot | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bryan Watson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Terry Harper | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jimmy Roberts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Charlie Hodge | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 28 | 30 |
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