Belt game 3,272 · April 25, 1971 · playoffs
Minnesota North Stars take the belt
Minnesota North Stars beat Montréal Canadiens 5–2 at home to start reign 1,264 of the NHL belt, the 11th for the franchise.
Montréal Canadiens had held it since April 24, 1971, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Minnesota North Stars held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Montréal Canadiens on April 27, 1971.
1,264Reign number
11Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Minnesota North Stars
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Murray Oliver | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| J.P. Parise | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Ted Hampson | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Rousseau | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Jude Drouin | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Goldsworthy | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Charlie Burns | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Danny Grant | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Lou Nanne | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 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 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ted Harris | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dennis O'Brien | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Reid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne Muloin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gilles Gilbert | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Cesare Maniago | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 35 | 37 |
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jean Beliveau | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Yvan Cournoyer | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Marc Tardif | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Rejean Houle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Claude Larose | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Henri Richard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Roberto | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Peter Mahovlich | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| John Ferguson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Sheehan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jacques Lemaire | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Frank Mahovlich | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jacques Laperriere | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| J.C. Tremblay | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Guy Lapointe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Terry Harper | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Murdoch | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Pierre Bouchard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Rogie Vachon | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Dryden | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 37 | 42 |
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