Belt game 2,784 · May 1, 1965 · playoffs
Montréal Canadiens take the belt
Montréal Canadiens beat Chicago Black Hawks 4–0 at home to start reign 1,094 of the NHL belt, the 202nd for the franchise.
Chicago Black Hawks had held it since April 29, 1965, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Montréal Canadiens held it for 182 days and 3 defenses, then lost it to Chicago Blackhawks on October 30, 1965.
1,094Reign number
202Team's reign
3Defenses
182Days held
Box score
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Duff | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Rousseau | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean Beliveau | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Yvan Cournoyer | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Henri Richard | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Ted Harris | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ralph Backstrom | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Claude Larose | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Claude Provost | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Balon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| John Ferguson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Red Berenson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| J.C. Tremblay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean-Guy Talbot | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Terry Harper | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean Gauthier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jimmy Roberts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Charlie Hodge | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Gump Worsley | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 20 | 20 |
Chicago Black Hawks
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Mohns | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Fred Stanfield | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Esposito | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Camille Henry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Hull | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Dennis Hull | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Hay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Gerry Melnyk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Eric Nesterenko | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Chico Maki | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Kenny Wharram | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Stan Mikita | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Pierre Pilote | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Moose Vasko | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Matt Ravlich | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Al MacNeil | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Jarrett | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Glenn Hall | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 31 | 35 |
| Denis DeJordy | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
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