Belt game 3,277 · May 9, 1971 · playoffs
Montréal Canadiens take the belt
Montréal Canadiens beat Chicago Black Hawks 4–2 at home to start reign 1,267 of the NHL belt, the 230th for the franchise.
Chicago Black Hawks had held it since May 4, 1971, with 1 defense over 5 days.
Montréal Canadiens held it for 4 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Chicago Blackhawks on May 13, 1971.
1,267Reign number
230Team's reign
1Defenses
4Days held
Box score
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yvan Cournoyer | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Frank Mahovlich | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean Beliveau | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Peter Mahovlich | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Guy Lapointe | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Terry Harper | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Marc Tardif | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Rejean Houle | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Claude Larose | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Henri Richard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Roberto | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Leon Rochefort | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| John Ferguson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jacques Lemaire | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Jacques Laperriere | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| J.C. Tremblay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 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 | — | — | 16 | 18 |
Chicago Black Hawks
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Hull | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Pit Martin | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Pappin | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Cliff Koroll | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Stan Mikita | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Lou Angotti | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dennis Hull | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Danny O'Shea | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Eric Nesterenko | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Chico Maki | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Gerry Pinder | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill White | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Keith Magnuson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Jarrett | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Pat Stapleton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jerry Korab | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Shmyr | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick Foley | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Brown | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Esposito | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 36 | 40 |
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