Belt game 3,507 · March 9, 1974
Montréal Canadiens take the belt
Montréal Canadiens beat New York Rangers 4–2 at home to start reign 1,335 of the NHL belt, the 238th for the franchise.
New York Rangers had held it since March 3, 1974, with 1 defense over 6 days.
Montréal Canadiens held it for 7 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Chicago Blackhawks on March 16, 1974.
1,335Reign number
238Team's reign
2Defenses
7Days held
Box score
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Mahovlich | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Jimmy Roberts | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Yvan Cournoyer | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Claude Larose | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Henri Richard | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Murray Wilson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Frank Mahovlich | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Guy Lafleur | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Shutt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Gainey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Chuck Lefley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jacques Lemaire | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick Wilson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Guy Lapointe | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| John Van Boxmeer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Serge Savard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Robinson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Michel Plasse | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Thomas | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 27 | 29 |
New York Rangers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rod Gilbert | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Vickers | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Rod Seiling | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Fairbairn | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Vic Hadfield | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Jerry Butler | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean Ratelle | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Jack Egers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Pete Stemkowski | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Rousseau | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ted Irvine | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Brad Park | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Harris | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dale Rolfe | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Gilles Marotte | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Neilson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ed Giacomin | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Gilles Villemure | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 23 | 26 |
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