Belt game 3,504 · March 2, 1974
California Golden Seals take the belt
California Golden Seals beat Montréal Canadiens 4–3 on the road to start reign 1,333 of the NHL belt, the 12th for the franchise.
Montréal Canadiens had held it since February 28, 1974, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
California Golden Seals held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to New York Rangers on March 3, 1974.
1,333Reign number
12Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Larose | 2 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | — | — |
| Frank Mahovlich | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Guy Lafleur | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Peter Mahovlich | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Chuck Lefley | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Jacques Lemaire | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Serge Savard | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Yvon Lambert | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Glenn Goldup | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Henri Richard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Gardner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Gainey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick Wilson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Guy Lapointe | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Jimmy Roberts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| John Van Boxmeer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Robinson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Michel Plasse | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 20 | 23 |
| Michel Larocque | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 1 | 2 |
California Golden Seals
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hilliard Graves | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Gary Croteau | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Reggie Leach | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Ivan Boldirev | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Stan Weir | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Joey Johnston | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Ray Mckay | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Walt McKechnie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Stan Gilbertson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Huston | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Morris Mott | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Pete Laframboise | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Shakes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Terry Murray | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Stewart | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ted McAneeley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Marv Edwards | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Gilles Meloche | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 38 | 41 |
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