Belt game 2,945 · October 21, 1967
Montréal Canadiens take the belt
Montréal Canadiens beat Boston Bruins 4–2 at home to start reign 1,141 of the NHL belt, the 213th for the franchise.
Boston Bruins had held it since October 19, 1967, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Montréal Canadiens held it for 11 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Toronto Maple Leafs on November 1, 1967.
1,141Reign number
213Team's reign
2Defenses
11Days held
Box score
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jean Beliveau | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Yvan Cournoyer | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Claude Provost | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Rousseau | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Henri Richard | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| John Ferguson | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| J.C. Tremblay | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Serge Savard | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Gilles Tremblay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ralph Backstrom | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Claude Larose | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Garry Monahan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mickey Redmond | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jacques Laperriere | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ted Harris | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Carol Vadnais | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gump Worsley | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Rogie Vachon | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 32 | 34 |
Boston Bruins
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Bucyk | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Glen Sather | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Orr | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Awrey | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Esposito | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Hodge | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Tommy Williams | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Derek Sanderson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Fred Stanfield | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ed Westfall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| John McKenzie | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Skip Krake | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Eddie Shack | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Ted Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Dallas Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Gary Doak | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Eddie Johnston | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Gerry Cheevers | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 21 | 25 |
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