Belt game 3,086 · April 2, 1969 · playoffs
Montréal Canadiens take the belt
Montréal Canadiens beat New York Rangers 3–1 at home to start reign 1,197 of the NHL belt, the 217th for the franchise.
New York Rangers had held it since March 29, 1969, with 1 defense over 4 days.
Montréal Canadiens held it for 15 days and 5 defenses, then lost it to Boston Bruins on April 17, 1969.
1,197Reign number
217Team's reign
5Defenses
15Days held
Box score
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henri Richard | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ralph Backstrom | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Rousseau | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| John Ferguson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Jacques Lemaire | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jacques Laperriere | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| J.C. Tremblay | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean Beliveau | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Dick Duff | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Yvan Cournoyer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Claude Provost | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Christian Bordeleau | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mickey Redmond | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ted Harris | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Hillman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Serge Savard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Terry Harper | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gump Worsley | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 26 | 27 |
| Rogie Vachon | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
New York Rangers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Nevin | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean Ratelle | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Neilson | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Rod Gilbert | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Jeffrey | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Vic Hadfield | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Stewart | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Balon | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Goyette | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Donnie Marshall | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Brad Park | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Harry Howell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Arnie Brown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Reg Fleming | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Rod Seiling | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ed Giacomin | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 24 | 26 |
| Don Simmons | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
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