Belt game 3,139 · January 24, 1970
Montréal Canadiens take the belt
Montréal Canadiens beat Chicago Black Hawks 4–1 at home to start reign 1,217 of the NHL belt, the 221st for the franchise.
Chicago Black Hawks had held it since January 18, 1970, with 1 defense over 6 days.
Montréal Canadiens held it for 11 days and 4 defenses, then lost it to Cleveland Barons on February 4, 1970.
1,217Reign number
221Team's reign
4Defenses
11Days held
Box score
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mickey Redmond | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Jacques Lemaire | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Rousseau | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Sheehan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Yvan Cournoyer | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| J.C. Tremblay | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean Beliveau | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Claude Provost | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Lucien Grenier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Marc Tardif | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| John Ferguson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Lawrence Pleau | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Jacques Laperriere | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Ted Harris | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Serge Savard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Terry Harper | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Myre | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Rogie Vachon | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 33 | 34 |
Chicago Black Hawks
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Hull | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Eric Nesterenko | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Chico Maki | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Lou Angotti | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Pit Martin | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dennis Hull | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Mohns | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Gerry Pinder | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Gene Ubriaco | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Cliff Koroll | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Stan Mikita | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Gilles Marotte | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Keith Magnuson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Jarrett | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ray Mckay | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Pat Stapleton | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Denis DeJordy | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Esposito | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 31 | 35 |
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