Belt game 2,718 · November 28, 1964
Montréal Canadiens take the belt
Montréal Canadiens beat Boston Bruins 2–1 at home to start reign 1,066 of the NHL belt, the 195th for the franchise.
Boston Bruins had held it since November 26, 1964, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Montréal Canadiens held it for 8 days and 3 defenses, then lost it to Detroit Red Wings on December 6, 1964.
1,066Reign number
195Team's reign
3Defenses
8Days held
Box score
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henri Richard | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Rousseau | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Balon | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| J.C. Tremblay | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean Beliveau | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ralph Backstrom | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Hicke | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Claude Larose | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Yvan Cournoyer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Claude Provost | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Gilles Tremblay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| John Ferguson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Garry Peters | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jacques Laperriere | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Ted Harris | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean-Guy Talbot | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Terry Harper | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jimmy Roberts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Charlie Hodge | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 22 | 23 |
Boston Bruins
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Bucyk | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Tommy Williams | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Ted Green | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Gary Dornhoefer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne Maxner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Forbes Kennedy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Murray Oliver | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Dean Prentice | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ed Westfall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ab McDonald | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Knibbs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Leiter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne Rivers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob McCord | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Reg Fleming | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Leo Boivin | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Eddie Johnston | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 38 | 40 |
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