Belt game 2,705 · October 28, 1964
Montréal Canadiens take the belt
Montréal Canadiens beat Toronto Maple Leafs 5–2 on the road to start reign 1,058 of the NHL belt, the 194th for the franchise.
Toronto Maple Leafs had held it since April 23, 1964, with 7 defenses over 188 days.
Montréal Canadiens held it for 4 days and 1 defense, then lost it to New York Rangers on November 1, 1964.
1,058Reign number
194Team's reign
1Defenses
4Days held
Box score
Toronto Maple Leafs
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Armstrong | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Ellis | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Don McKenney | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Frank Mahovlich | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Kent Douglas | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 12 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Baun | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Andy Bathgate | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Stewart | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Keon | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Billy Harris | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Pappin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Pulford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Eddie Shack | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Carl Brewer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Red Kelly | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Tim Horton | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Allan Stanley | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Johnny Bower | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 34 | 39 |
| Terry Sawchuk | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilles Tremblay | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Ralph Backstrom | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Claude Larose | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Rousseau | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean-Guy Talbot | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Claude Provost | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| John Ferguson | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jacques Laperriere | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean Beliveau | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Hicke | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Yvan Cournoyer | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Balon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| J.C. Tremblay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ted Harris | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bryan Watson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jimmy Roberts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Charlie Hodge | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 29 | 31 |
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