Belt game 2,792 · November 13, 1965
Montréal Canadiens take the belt
Montréal Canadiens beat Chicago Black Hawks 5–2 on the road to start reign 1,096 of the NHL belt, the 203rd for the franchise.
Chicago Black Hawks had held it since October 30, 1965, with 3 defenses over 14 days.
Montréal Canadiens held it for 5 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Toronto Maple Leafs on November 18, 1965.
1,096Reign number
203Team's reign
1Defenses
5Days held
Box score
Chicago Black Hawks
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Mohns | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Hull | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 15 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Hay | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Kenny Wharram | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Pierre Pilote | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Moose Vasko | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Fred Stanfield | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Esposito | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Dennis Hull | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Hodge | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Eric Nesterenko | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Chico Maki | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Len Lunde | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Stan Mikita | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Matt Ravlich | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Al MacNeil | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Jarrett | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Glenn Hall | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 21 | 26 |
| Dave Dryden | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Balon | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Claude Larose | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Claude Provost | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean Beliveau | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ralph Backstrom | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Yvan Cournoyer | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gilles Tremblay | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| John Ferguson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Red Berenson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jacques Laperriere | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Rousseau | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| J.C. Tremblay | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ted Harris | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean-Guy Talbot | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Terry Harper | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jimmy Roberts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Charlie Hodge | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Gump Worsley | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 30 | 32 |
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