Belt game 3,231 · January 27, 1971
Montréal Canadiens take the belt
Montréal Canadiens beat St. Louis Blues 4–2 at home to start reign 1,246 of the NHL belt, the 223rd for the franchise.
St. Louis Blues had held it since January 23, 1971, with 0 defenses over 4 days.
Montréal Canadiens held it for 3 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Toronto Maple Leafs on January 30, 1971.
1,246Reign number
223Team's reign
0Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Mahovlich | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Jacques Laperriere | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Guy Lapointe | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean Beliveau | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Yvan Cournoyer | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Henri Richard | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Roberto | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Jacques Lemaire | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Serge Savard | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Marc Tardif | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Rejean Houle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Peter Mahovlich | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Leon Rochefort | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| John Ferguson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| J.C. Tremblay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Terry Harper | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Pierre Bouchard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Rogie Vachon | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Myre | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 30 | 32 |
St. Louis Blues
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Berenson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Frank St. Marseille | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| George Morrison | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Tim Ecclestone | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Sutherland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Noel Picard | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Gary Sabourin | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Terry Crisp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill McCreary | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Craig Cameron | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Brit Selby | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Lorentz | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Christian Bordeleau | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Plager | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jimmy Roberts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Barclay Plager | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| John Arbour | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Plager | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Glenn Hall | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Ernie Wakely | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 24 | 28 |
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