Belt game 2,689 · April 4, 1964 · playoffs
Montréal Canadiens take the belt
Montréal Canadiens beat Toronto Maple Leafs 4–2 at home to start reign 1,052 of the NHL belt, the 193rd for the franchise.
Toronto Maple Leafs had held it since April 2, 1964, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Montréal Canadiens held it for 3 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Toronto Maple Leafs on April 7, 1964.
1,052Reign number
193Team's reign
0Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Rousseau | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Claude Provost | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Balon | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Claude Larose | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jimmy Roberts | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bernie Geoffrion | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Ralph Backstrom | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Hicke | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Henri Richard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| John Ferguson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Red Berenson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jacques Laperriere | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| J.C. Tremblay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean-Guy Talbot | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bryan Watson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Terry Harper | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Charlie Hodge | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 28 | 30 |
Toronto Maple Leafs
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don McKenney | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Tim Horton | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Andy Bathgate | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| George Armstrong | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Stewart | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Keon | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Billy Harris | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Pappin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Pulford | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Eddie Shack | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Frank Mahovlich | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Carl Brewer | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Red Kelly | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Baun | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Hillman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Allan Stanley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Johnny Bower | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 24 | 27 |
| Don Simmons | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
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