Belt game 2,849 · March 30, 1966
Montréal Canadiens take the belt
Montréal Canadiens beat Toronto Maple Leafs 3–1 on the road to start reign 1,112 of the NHL belt, the 207th for the franchise.
Toronto Maple Leafs had held it since March 26, 1966, with 1 defense over 4 days.
Montréal Canadiens held it for 25 days and 6 defenses, then lost it to Detroit Red Wings on April 24, 1966.
1,112Reign number
207Team's reign
6Defenses
25Days held
Box score
Toronto Maple Leafs
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Pulford | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Eddie Shack | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Red Kelly | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Ellis | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| George Armstrong | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Brit Selby | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Pete Stemkowski | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Keon | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Wally Boyer | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Orland Kurtenbach | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Frank Mahovlich | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Marcel Pronovost | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tim Horton | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Hillman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Kent Douglas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Baun | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Johnny Bower | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 27 | 30 |
| Terry Sawchuk | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yvan Cournoyer | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Claude Provost | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Rousseau | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Henri Richard | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Gilles Tremblay | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| J.C. Tremblay | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean Beliveau | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Ralph Backstrom | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Dick Duff | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Balon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| John Ferguson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Ted Harris | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean-Guy Talbot | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Terry Harper | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Noel Price | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jimmy Roberts | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Charlie Hodge | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Gump Worsley | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 38 | 39 |
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