Belt game 3,385 · November 8, 1972
Montréal Canadiens take the belt
Montréal Canadiens beat Toronto Maple Leafs 5–2 at home to start reign 1,296 of the NHL belt, the 233rd for the franchise.
Toronto Maple Leafs had held it since November 1, 1972, with 2 defenses over 7 days.
Montréal Canadiens held it for 10 days and 4 defenses, then lost it to Chicago Blackhawks on November 18, 1972.
1,296Reign number
233Team's reign
4Defenses
10Days held
Box score
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Mahovlich | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Jacques Lemaire | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Yvan Cournoyer | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Claude Larose | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Henri Richard | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Chuck Lefley | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Frank Mahovlich | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jimmy Roberts | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Serge Savard | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Chuck Arnason | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Marc Tardif | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Rejean Houle | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Murray Wilson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Shutt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jacques Laperriere | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Guy Lapointe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Murdoch | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Michel Plasse | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Dryden | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 29 | 31 |
Toronto Maple Leafs
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Ellis | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick Kehoe | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Henderson | 1 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Darryl Sittler | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Pelyk | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Terry Clancy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Pierre Jarry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| George Ferguson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Errol Thompson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Keon | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Randy Osburn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Garry Monahan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Joe Lundrigan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| John Grisdale | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim McKenny | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian Glennie | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jacques Plante | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Low | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 32 | 36 |
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