Belt game 3,503 · February 28, 1974
Montréal Canadiens take the belt
Montréal Canadiens beat Pittsburgh Penguins 7–1 at home to start reign 1,332 of the NHL belt, the 237th for the franchise.
Pittsburgh Penguins had held it since February 24, 1974, with 1 defense over 4 days.
Montréal Canadiens held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Cleveland Barons on March 2, 1974.
1,332Reign number
237Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Larose | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Peter Mahovlich | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Guy Lapointe | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Frank Mahovlich | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Robinson | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Guy Lafleur | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Yvon Lambert | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Henri Richard | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Shutt | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Chuck Lefley | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Jacques Lemaire | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Gardner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick Wilson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jimmy Roberts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| John Van Boxmeer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Serge Savard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Pierre Bouchard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne Thomas | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 27 | 28 |
| Michel Larocque | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
Pittsburgh Penguins
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lowell MacDonald | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean Pronovost | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Chuck Arnason | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bernie Lukowich | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Blaine Stoughton | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne Bianchin | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob McManama | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Lalonde | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Schock | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Kelly | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Syl Apps | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Paradise | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Stackhouse | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Burrows | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ab DeMarco | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Durbano | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Nick Beverley | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Gary Inness | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 6 | 13 |
| Andy Brown | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 7 | 7 |
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