Belt game 2,822 · January 29, 1966
Montréal Canadiens take the belt
Montréal Canadiens beat New York Rangers 6–2 at home to start reign 1,102 of the NHL belt, the 205th for the franchise.
New York Rangers had held it since January 26, 1966, with 0 defenses over 3 days.
Montréal Canadiens held it for 12 days and 4 defenses, then lost it to Boston Bruins on February 10, 1966.
1,102Reign number
205Team's reign
4Defenses
12Days held
Box score
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henri Richard | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean Beliveau | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| J.C. Tremblay | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Gilles Tremblay | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean-Guy Talbot | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dick Duff | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Claude Provost | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Rousseau | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | — | — |
| Jacques Laperriere | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ralph Backstrom | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Claude Larose | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Danny Grant | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| John Ferguson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Terry Harper | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jimmy Roberts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Charlie Hodge | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Gump Worsley | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 25 | 27 |
New York Rangers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donnie Marshall | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Nevin | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Goyette | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Harry Howell | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike McMahon Jr. | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Robinson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Earl Ingarfield | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Vic Hadfield | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Hicke | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ray Cullen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean Ratelle | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Garry Peters | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne Hillman | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Arnie Brown | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Reg Fleming | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Neilson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ed Giacomin | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 39 | 45 |
| Cesare Maniago | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
Box scores: the NHL's own game center.