Belt game 3,273 · April 27, 1971 · playoffs
Montréal Canadiens take the belt
Montréal Canadiens beat Minnesota North Stars 6–1 at home to start reign 1,265 of the NHL belt, the 229th for the franchise.
Minnesota North Stars had held it since April 25, 1971, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Montréal Canadiens held it for 7 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Chicago Blackhawks on May 4, 1971.
1,265Reign number
229Team's reign
1Defenses
7Days held
Box score
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jean Beliveau | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Yvan Cournoyer | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Peter Mahovlich | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| John Ferguson | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| J.C. Tremblay | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Guy Lapointe | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Henri Richard | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jacques Lemaire | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Frank Mahovlich | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Marc Tardif | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Rejean Houle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Claude Larose | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Roberto | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Leon Rochefort | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jacques Laperriere | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Terry Harper | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 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 | — | — | 26 | 27 |
Minnesota North Stars
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jude Drouin | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Danny Grant | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Terry Caffery | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Goldsworthy | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Charlie Burns | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Murray Oliver | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| J.P. Parise | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Ted Hampson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Rousseau | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 5 | 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 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ted Harris | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dennis O'Brien | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Reid | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Lou Nanne | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne Muloin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gilles Gilbert | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Cesare Maniago | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 24 | 30 |
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