Belt game 3,737 · November 21, 1976
Montréal Canadiens take the belt
Montréal Canadiens beat Toronto Maple Leafs 9–5 at home to start reign 1,413 of the NHL belt, the 241st for the franchise.
Toronto Maple Leafs had held it since November 17, 1976, with 1 defense over 4 days.
Montréal Canadiens held it for 21 days and 8 defenses, then lost it to New York Rangers on December 12, 1976.
1,413Reign number
241Team's reign
8Defenses
21Days held
Box score
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guy Lafleur | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Shutt | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Jacques Lemaire | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Robinson | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Risebrough | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Yvon Lambert | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Nyrop | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Yvan Cournoyer | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mario Tremblay | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Rejean Houle | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Peter Mahovlich | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Gainey | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Guy Lapointe | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick Chartraw | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Jarvis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Serge Savard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Pierre Bouchard | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Michel Larocque | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Dryden | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 20 | 25 |
Toronto Maple Leafs
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Ashby | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Scott Garland | 2 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim McKenny | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Neely | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Lanny McDonald | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Inge Hammarstrom | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Pat Boutette | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ian Turnbull | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Borje Salming | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jack Valiquette | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Williams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Darryl Sittler | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Claire Alexander | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Randy Carlyle | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian Glennie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Kurt Walker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Palmateer | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 27 | 36 |
| Wayne Thomas | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 6 | 6 |
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