Belt game 3,693 · February 20, 1976
Montréal Canadiens take the belt
Montréal Canadiens beat New York Rangers 5–3 at home to start reign 1,400 of the NHL belt, the 239th for the franchise.
New York Rangers had held it since February 17, 1976, with 1 defense over 3 days.
Montréal Canadiens held it for 29 days and 13 defenses, then lost it to Los Angeles Kings on March 20, 1976.
1,400Reign number
239Team's reign
13Defenses
29Days held
Box score
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yvon Lambert | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Peter Mahovlich | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Gainey | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Jacques Lemaire | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Guy Lapointe | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Guy Lafleur | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Yvan Cournoyer | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Murray Wilson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Awrey | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Risebrough | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mario Tremblay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Jarvis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Shutt | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick Chartraw | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jimmy Roberts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Serge Savard | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Robinson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Michel Larocque | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 26 | 29 |
| Ken Dryden | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
New York Rangers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rod Gilbert | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Vickers | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick Middleton | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Fairbairn | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Esposito | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Pat Hickey | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Carol Vadnais | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Greschner | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne Dillon | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Greg Polis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Pete Stemkowski | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jerry Holland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| John Bednarski | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Nick Beverley | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Maloney | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Jarrett | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dunc Wilson | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| John Davidson | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 21 | 26 |
Box scores: the NHL's own game center.