Belt game 3,915 · November 22, 1978
Montréal Canadiens take the belt
Montréal Canadiens beat Pittsburgh Penguins 3–2 on the road to start reign 1,466 of the NHL belt, the 248th for the franchise.
Pittsburgh Penguins had held it since November 18, 1978, with 0 defenses over 4 days.
Montréal Canadiens held it for 3 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Chicago Blackhawks on November 25, 1978.
1,466Reign number
248Team's reign
1Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Pittsburgh Penguins
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Stackhouse | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Peter Lee | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Ross Lonsberry | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Peter Mahovlich | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Randy Carlyle | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Blair Chapman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| George Ferguson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Greg Malone | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne Bianchin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gregg Sheppard | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Rod Schutt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Orest Kindrachuk | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Bladon | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dale Tallon | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Colin Campbell | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Russ Anderson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Paradise | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Denis Herron | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Millen | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 37 | 40 |
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yvon Lambert | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Mario Tremblay | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Rejean Houle | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Shutt | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jacques Lemaire | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Pat Hughes | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian Engblom | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Robinson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Pierre Mondou | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Guy Lafleur | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Jarvis | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Gainey | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mark Napier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Guy Lapointe | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Rod Langway | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Serge Savard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick Chartraw | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Michel Larocque | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 28 | 30 |
| Ken Dryden | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
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