Belt game 3,270 · April 22, 1971 · playoffs
Minnesota North Stars take the belt
Minnesota North Stars beat Montréal Canadiens 6–3 on the road to start reign 1,262 of the NHL belt, the 10th for the franchise.
Montréal Canadiens had held it since April 15, 1971, with 2 defenses over 7 days.
Minnesota North Stars held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Montréal Canadiens on April 24, 1971.
1,262Reign number
10Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yvan Cournoyer | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean Beliveau | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Marc Tardif | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Henri Richard | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Peter Mahovlich | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Jacques Laperriere | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| J.C. Tremblay | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Guy Lapointe | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Rejean Houle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Claude Larose | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Roberto | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| John Ferguson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Sheehan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jacques Lemaire | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Frank Mahovlich | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Terry Harper | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Murdoch | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Pierre Bouchard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Rogie Vachon | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Dryden | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 29 | 34 |
Minnesota North Stars
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danny Grant | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Reid | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Goldsworthy | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Charlie Burns | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Murray Oliver | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| J.P. Parise | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Ted Hampson | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Rousseau | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jude Drouin | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Lou Nanne | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Terry Caffery | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Buster Harvey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Danny Lawson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gord Labossiere | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Barry Gibbs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ted Harris | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dennis O'Brien | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne Muloin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gump Worsley | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Cesare Maniago | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 32 | 35 |
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