Belt game 3,427 · February 14, 1973
Montréal Canadiens take the belt
Montréal Canadiens beat New York Rangers 6–3 at home to start reign 1,305 of the NHL belt, the 234th for the franchise.
New York Rangers had held it since January 11, 1973, with 14 defenses over 34 days.
Montréal Canadiens held it for 3 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Philadelphia Flyers on February 17, 1973.
1,305Reign number
234Team's reign
0Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yvan Cournoyer | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Rejean Houle | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Henri Richard | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Jacques Laperriere | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Murdoch | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Murray Wilson | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Chuck Lefley | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jacques Lemaire | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Frank Mahovlich | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Robinson | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Guy Lafleur | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Marc Tardif | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Claude Larose | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Shutt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Guy Lapointe | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jimmy Roberts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Serge Savard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Michel Plasse | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 30 | 33 |
| Wayne Thomas | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
New York Rangers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Fairbairn | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Vickers | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Pete Stemkowski | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Glen Sather | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Rod Gilbert | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean Ratelle | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jerry Butler | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Rousseau | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Ted Irvine | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Brad Park | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Harris | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Dale Rolfe | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Neilson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Rod Seiling | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ab DeMarco | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ed Giacomin | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Gilles Villemure | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 15 | 21 |
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