Belt game 3,907 · November 4, 1978
Montréal Canadiens take the belt
Montréal Canadiens beat Atlanta Flames 4–2 at home to start reign 1,463 of the NHL belt, the 247th for the franchise.
Atlanta Flames had held it since October 27, 1978, with 4 defenses over 8 days.
Montréal Canadiens held it for 12 days and 5 defenses, then lost it to Los Angeles Kings on November 16, 1978.
1,463Reign number
247Team's reign
5Defenses
12Days held
Box score
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guy Lapointe | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Guy Lafleur | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Rejean Houle | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Yvon Lambert | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jacques Lemaire | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Robinson | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Pierre Mondou | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Risebrough | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Yvan Cournoyer | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mario Tremblay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Jarvis | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Shutt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Gainey | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Pierre Larouche | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian Engblom | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Serge Savard | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gilles Lupien | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Michel Larocque | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 23 | 25 |
| Ken Dryden | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
Atlanta Flames
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Lysiak | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Richard Mulhern | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Houston | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean Pronovost | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Lalonde | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Clement | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob MacMillan | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Gene Carr | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Guy Chouinard | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| John Gould | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Harold Phillipoff | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Willi Plett | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Eric Vail | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Greg Fox | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Pat Ribble | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Brad Marsh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Shand | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dan Bouchard | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 26 | 29 |
| Yves Belanger | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
Box scores: the NHL's own game center.