Belt game 3,263 · April 8, 1971 · playoffs
Montréal Canadiens take the belt
Montréal Canadiens beat Boston Bruins 7–5 on the road to start reign 1,259 of the NHL belt, the 226th for the franchise.
Boston Bruins had held it since April 4, 1971, with 1 defense over 4 days.
Montréal Canadiens held it for 3 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Boston Bruins on April 11, 1971.
1,259Reign number
226Team's reign
1Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Boston Bruins
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Orr | 1 | 3 | 4 | -2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Esposito | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Fred Stanfield | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| John McKenzie | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Hodge | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne Cashman | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Derek Sanderson | 1 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Ed Westfall | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ted Green | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Johnny Bucyk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne Carleton | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Garnet Bailey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Marcotte | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Walton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Reggie Leach | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dallas Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Awrey | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Eddie Johnston | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 30 | 37 |
| Gerry Cheevers | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jean Beliveau | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Yvan Cournoyer | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| John Ferguson | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Henri Richard | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Roberto | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Jacques Lemaire | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Frank Mahovlich | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 9 | 0 | — | — |
| Marc Tardif | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Rejean Houle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Claude Larose | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Peter Mahovlich | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Leon Rochefort | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Sheehan | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jacques Laperriere | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| J.C. Tremblay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Guy Lapointe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Terry Harper | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Pierre Bouchard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Rogie Vachon | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Dryden | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 31 | 36 |
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