Belt game 3,144 · February 4, 1970
Oakland Seals take the belt
Oakland Seals beat Montréal Canadiens 5–2 at home to start reign 1,218 of the NHL belt, the 9th for the franchise.
Montréal Canadiens had held it since January 24, 1970, with 4 defenses over 11 days.
Oakland Seals held it for 3 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Toronto Maple Leafs on February 7, 1970.
1,218Reign number
9Team's reign
1Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Oakland Seals
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Roberts | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Earl Ingarfield | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ted Hampson | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Carol Vadnais | 2 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Gerry Ehman | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Gary Jarrett | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Laughton | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Howie Menard | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Norm Ferguson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Bert Marshall | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Hicke | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Don O'Donoghue | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Harry Howell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne Muloin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dick Mattiussi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Charlie Hodge | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Smith | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 26 | 28 |
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Provost | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Rousseau | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Henri Richard | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| John Ferguson | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Mickey Redmond | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Serge Savard | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean Beliveau | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ralph Backstrom | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Sheehan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Yvan Cournoyer | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Christian Bordeleau | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jacques Lemaire | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jacques Laperriere | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| J.C. Tremblay | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ted Harris | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Terry Harper | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Myre | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Rogie Vachon | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 24 | 29 |
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