Belt game 3,243 · February 24, 1971
Montréal Canadiens take the belt
Montréal Canadiens beat California Golden Seals 5–2 on the road to start reign 1,252 of the NHL belt, the 224th for the franchise.
California Golden Seals had held it since February 20, 1971, with 0 defenses over 4 days.
Montréal Canadiens held it for 7 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Pittsburgh Penguins on March 3, 1971.
1,252Reign number
224Team's reign
2Defenses
7Days held
Box score
California Golden Seals
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tommy Williams | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Gerry Ehman | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Gary Jarrett | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bert Marshall | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Stackhouse | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Roberts | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Hicke | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Don O'Donoghue | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Laughton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tony Featherstone | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Norm Ferguson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Gary Croteau | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ernie Hicke | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Dennis Hextall | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Barry Boughner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne Muloin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Carol Vadnais | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Dick Mattiussi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gary Smith | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Worthy | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 40 | 44 |
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jean Beliveau | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Frank Mahovlich | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Marc Tardif | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Yvan Cournoyer | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Rejean Houle | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Henri Richard | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Roberto | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Peter Mahovlich | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Jacques Lemaire | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| J.C. Tremblay | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Claude Larose | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Leon Rochefort | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| John Ferguson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Sheehan | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jacques Laperriere | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Guy Lapointe | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Terry Harper | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Pierre Bouchard | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Rogie Vachon | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 20 | 22 |
| Phil Myre | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
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