Belt game 3,846 · December 23, 1977
Montréal Canadiens take the belt
Montréal Canadiens beat New York Islanders 7–5 at home to start reign 1,449 of the NHL belt, the 245th for the franchise.
New York Islanders had held it since December 20, 1977, with 1 defense over 3 days.
Montréal Canadiens held it for 64 days and 25 defenses, then lost it to New York Rangers on February 25, 1978.
1,449Reign number
245Team's reign
25Defenses
64Days held
Box score
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guy Lafleur | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Pierre Larouche | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Robinson | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Pierre Mondou | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Shutt | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Jacques Lemaire | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Yvon Lambert | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mario Tremblay | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Rejean Houle | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Serge Savard | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Risebrough | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Jarvis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Gainey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Nyrop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian Engblom | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Pierre Bouchard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick Chartraw | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Michel Larocque | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Dryden | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 22 | 27 |
New York Islanders
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denis Potvin | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Garry Howatt | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Lorne Henning | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| J.P. Parise | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Bourne | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Billy Harris | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ed Westfall | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bryan Trottier | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Bossy | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Stefan Persson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Clark Gillies | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Michel Bergeron | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Kaszycki | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Nystrom | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gerry Hart | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Pat Price | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bert Marshall | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Glenn Resch | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 15 | 16 |
| Billy Smith | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 13 | 19 |
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