Belt game 2,772 · April 1, 1965 · playoffs
Montréal Canadiens take the belt
Montréal Canadiens beat Toronto Maple Leafs 3–2 at home to start reign 1,088 of the NHL belt, the 199th for the franchise.
Toronto Maple Leafs had held it since March 28, 1965, with 0 defenses over 4 days.
Montréal Canadiens held it for 5 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Toronto Maple Leafs on April 6, 1965.
1,088Reign number
199Team's reign
1Defenses
5Days held
Box score
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jean Beliveau | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Ralph Backstrom | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Claude Larose | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Claude Provost | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Rousseau | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Henri Richard | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | — |
| J.C. Tremblay | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Dick Duff | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Yvan Cournoyer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Balon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| John Ferguson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Garry Peters | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jacques Laperriere | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ted Harris | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean-Guy Talbot | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Terry Harper | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jimmy Roberts | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Charlie Hodge | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 24 | 26 |
| Gump Worsley | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
Toronto Maple Leafs
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carl Brewer | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dickie Moore | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Red Kelly | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Andy Bathgate | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| George Armstrong | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Ellis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Stewart | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Keon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Don McKenney | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Pulford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Eddie Shack | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Pete Stemkowski | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Frank Mahovlich | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Tim Horton | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Kent Douglas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Baun | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Allan Stanley | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Johnny Bower | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 35 | 38 |
| Terry Sawchuk | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
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