Belt game 2,734 · January 3, 1965
Montréal Canadiens take the belt
Montréal Canadiens beat Chicago Black Hawks 2–1 on the road to start reign 1,069 of the NHL belt, the 196th for the franchise.
Chicago Black Hawks had held it since December 12, 1964, with 10 defenses over 22 days.
Montréal Canadiens held it for 3 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Detroit Red Wings on January 6, 1965.
1,069Reign number
196Team's reign
0Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Chicago Black Hawks
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Hull | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Chico Maki | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Jarrett | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Esposito | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Dennis Hull | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Hay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Robinson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Eric Nesterenko | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Kenny Wharram | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| John McKenzie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Stan Mikita | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 22 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Pierre Pilote | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Moose Vasko | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Matt Ravlich | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Al MacNeil | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Glenn Hall | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Denis DeJordy | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 26 | 28 |
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yvan Cournoyer | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Claude Provost | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Rousseau | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jacques Laperriere | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ralph Backstrom | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dick Duff | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Claude Larose | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Henri Richard | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Balon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| John Ferguson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Keith McCreary | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| J.C. Tremblay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ted Harris | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean-Guy Talbot | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Terry Harper | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jimmy Roberts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Charlie Hodge | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 19 | 20 |
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