Belt game 2,879 · December 4, 1966
Montréal Canadiens take the belt
Montréal Canadiens beat New York Rangers 3–1 on the road to start reign 1,121 of the NHL belt, the 209th for the franchise.
New York Rangers had held it since November 23, 1966, with 4 defenses over 11 days.
Montréal Canadiens held it for 7 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to New York Rangers on December 11, 1966.
1,121Reign number
209Team's reign
2Defenses
7Days held
Box score
New York Rangers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Neilson | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bernie Geoffrion | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Rod Gilbert | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Nevin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Earl Ingarfield | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Vic Hadfield | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Hicke | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Goyette | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Donnie Marshall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Orland Kurtenbach | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne Hillman | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Harry Howell | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Arnie Brown | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Al MacNeil | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Reg Fleming | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Rod Seiling | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ed Giacomin | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 40 | 43 |
| Cesare Maniago | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Larose | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Ralph Backstrom | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Henri Richard | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Balon | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| John Ferguson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean Beliveau | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Dick Duff | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Yvan Cournoyer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Claude Provost | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Rousseau | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Jacques Laperriere | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| J.C. Tremblay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ted Harris | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean-Guy Talbot | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Terry Harper | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Jimmy Roberts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Charlie Hodge | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 24 | 25 |
| Gump Worsley | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
Box scores: the NHL's own game center.