Belt game 2,858 · April 28, 1966 · playoffs
Montréal Canadiens take the belt
Montréal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings 4–2 on the road to start reign 1,114 of the NHL belt, the 208th for the franchise.
Detroit Red Wings had held it since April 24, 1966, with 1 defense over 4 days.
Montréal Canadiens held it for 181 days and 5 defenses, then lost it to Chicago Blackhawks on October 26, 1966.
1,114Reign number
208Team's reign
5Defenses
181Days held
Box score
Detroit Red Wings
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norm Ullman | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Gordie Howe | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Alex Delvecchio | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bert Marshall | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Val Fonteyne | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bruce MacGregor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Parker MacDonald | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Floyd Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Henderson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dean Prentice | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Andy Bathgate | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Ab McDonald | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Gadsby | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Wall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bryan Watson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Gary Bergman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Leo Boivin | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Roger Crozier | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 27 | 31 |
| Hank Bassen | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jean Beliveau | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Gilles Tremblay | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Rousseau | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Henri Richard | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Balon | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| J.C. Tremblay | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Terry Harper | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ralph Backstrom | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Dick Duff | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Yvan Cournoyer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Claude Provost | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| John Ferguson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Leon Rochefort | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Ted Harris | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean-Guy Talbot | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Noel Price | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jimmy Roberts | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Charlie Hodge | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Gump Worsley | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 29 | 31 |
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