Belt game 3,163 · March 14, 1970
Montréal Canadiens take the belt
Montréal Canadiens beat St. Louis Blues 6–2 on the road to start reign 1,225 of the NHL belt, the 222nd for the franchise.
St. Louis Blues had held it since March 4, 1970, with 4 defenses over 10 days.
Montréal Canadiens held it for 15 days and 7 defenses, then lost it to New York Rangers on March 29, 1970.
1,225Reign number
222Team's reign
7Defenses
15Days held
Box score
St. Louis Blues
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Goyette | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Gary Sabourin | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Keenan | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jimmy Roberts | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Barclay Plager | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Red Berenson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Frank St. Marseille | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Tim Ecclestone | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill McCreary | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Anderson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Terry Crisp | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Terry Gray | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Al Arbour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Plager | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean-Guy Talbot | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Plager | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Glenn Hall | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 37 | 43 |
| Jacques Plante | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Rousseau | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Henri Richard | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| John Ferguson | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| J.C. Tremblay | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean Beliveau | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Yvan Cournoyer | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Peter Mahovlich | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 0 | — | — |
| Christian Bordeleau | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mickey Redmond | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Jacques Laperriere | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ralph Backstrom | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Mickey | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Lawrence Pleau | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean Gauthier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Terry Harper | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ted Harris | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Myre | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Rogie Vachon | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 26 | 28 |
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