Belt game 3,494 · February 9, 1974
Montréal Canadiens take the belt
Montréal Canadiens beat New York Rangers 7–2 at home to start reign 1,328 of the NHL belt, the 236th for the franchise.
New York Rangers had held it since January 27, 1974, with 4 defenses over 13 days.
Montréal Canadiens held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Philadelphia Flyers on February 10, 1974.
1,328Reign number
236Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yvan Cournoyer | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Peter Mahovlich | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Shutt | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Frank Mahovlich | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Guy Lafleur | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Chuck Lefley | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick Wilson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jimmy Roberts | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Pierre Bouchard | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Yvon Lambert | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Claude Larose | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Henri Richard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Murray Wilson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Gardner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Gainey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| John Van Boxmeer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Robinson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne Thomas | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Michel Larocque | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 19 | 21 |
New York Rangers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rod Gilbert | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Vickers | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Fairbairn | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Vic Hadfield | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Rousseau | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Brad Park | 0 | 1 | 1 | -6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Gene Carr | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jerry Butler | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean Ratelle | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jack Egers | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Pete Stemkowski | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ted Irvine | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dale Rolfe | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gilles Marotte | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Neilson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Rod Seiling | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ed Giacomin | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 21 | 28 |
| Gilles Villemure | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
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