Belt game 3,895 · October 11, 1978
Montréal Canadiens take the belt
Montréal Canadiens beat Minnesota North Stars 5–2 at home to start reign 1,460 of the NHL belt, the 246th for the franchise.
Minnesota North Stars had held it since April 9, 1978, with 0 defenses over 185 days.
Montréal Canadiens held it for 6 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to New York Islanders on October 17, 1978.
1,460Reign number
246Team's reign
2Defenses
6Days held
Box score
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Robinson | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Yvan Cournoyer | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Pierre Mondou | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Yvon Lambert | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mario Tremblay | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Rejean Houle | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Gainey | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Guy Lapointe | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Risebrough | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Guy Lafleur | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Jarvis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Shutt | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jacques Lemaire | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Rod Langway | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Serge Savard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Gilles Lupien | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick Chartraw | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Michel Larocque | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Dryden | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 22 | 24 |
Minnesota North Stars
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kris Manery | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Greg Smith | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Glen Sharpley | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Fidler | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Kent-Erik Andersson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Alex Pirus | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| J.P. Parise | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Per-Olov Brasar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Tim Young | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dennis Maruk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Al MacAdam | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Payne | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Fred Barrett | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Brad Maxwell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bryan Maxwell | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gary Sargent | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gilles Meloche | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 27 | 32 |
| Gary Edwards | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
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