Belt game 3,943 · January 23, 1979
Montréal Canadiens take the belt
Montréal Canadiens beat St. Louis Blues 6–3 on the road to start reign 1,477 of the NHL belt, the 249th for the franchise.
St. Louis Blues had held it since January 20, 1979, with 0 defenses over 3 days.
Montréal Canadiens held it for 29 days and 9 defenses, then lost it to Pittsburgh Penguins on February 21, 1979.
1,477Reign number
249Team's reign
9Defenses
29Days held
Box score
St. Louis Blues
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Zuke | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Murdoch | 2 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian Sutter | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Inge Hammarstrom | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bernie Federko | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Crombeen | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Jack Brownschidle | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Patey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Garry Unger | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Tony Currie | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Harvey Bennett | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Curt Bennett | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Stewart | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Giroux | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Neil Labatte | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Neil Komadoski | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Barry Gibbs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Myre | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Staniowski | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 24 | 30 |
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mario Tremblay | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Pierre Mondou | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Guy Lafleur | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Yvon Lambert | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Rejean Houle | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Jarvis | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Gainey | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Pat Hughes | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Mark Napier | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Robinson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Cam Connor | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dan Newman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Pierre Larouche | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian Engblom | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Serge Savard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gilles Lupien | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick Chartraw | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Michel Larocque | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Dryden | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 28 | 31 |
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