Belt game 3,280 · May 16, 1971 · playoffs
Montréal Canadiens take the belt
Montréal Canadiens beat Chicago Black Hawks 4–3 at home to start reign 1,269 of the NHL belt, the 231st for the franchise.
Chicago Black Hawks had held it since May 13, 1971, with 0 defenses over 3 days.
Montréal Canadiens held it for 154 days and 4 defenses, then lost it to New York Rangers on October 17, 1971.
1,269Reign number
231Team's reign
4Defenses
154Days held
Box score
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Mahovlich | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean Beliveau | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Peter Mahovlich | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Yvan Cournoyer | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Rejean Houle | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| John Ferguson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Marc Tardif | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Claude Larose | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Henri Richard | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Roberto | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Leon Rochefort | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jacques Lemaire | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jacques Laperriere | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| J.C. Tremblay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Guy Lapointe | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Terry Harper | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Murdoch | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Pierre Bouchard | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Rogie Vachon | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Dryden | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 27 | 30 |
Chicago Black Hawks
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Pappin | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Hull | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Chico Maki | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill White | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Jarrett | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Lou Angotti | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Pit Martin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dennis Hull | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Danny O'Shea | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Eric Nesterenko | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Gerry Pinder | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Cliff Koroll | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Stan Mikita | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Keith Magnuson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Pat Stapleton | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Shmyr | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick Foley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Brown | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Esposito | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 12 | 16 |
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