Belt game 3,954 · February 22, 1979
Montréal Canadiens take the belt
Montréal Canadiens beat Pittsburgh Penguins 12–0 at home to start reign 1,479 of the NHL belt, the 250th for the franchise.
Pittsburgh Penguins had held it since February 21, 1979, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Montréal Canadiens held it for 5 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to New York Islanders on February 27, 1979.
1,479Reign number
250Team's reign
2Defenses
5Days held
Box score
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guy Lapointe | 0 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Risebrough | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Yvon Lambert | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Mario Tremblay | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Rejean Houle | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Pierre Mondou | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Jacques Lemaire | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Pierre Larouche | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Serge Savard | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Robinson | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Guy Lafleur | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Jarvis | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Shutt | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Gainey | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mark Napier | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Gilles Lupien | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick Chartraw | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Michel Larocque | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 25 | 25 |
| Ken Dryden | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
Pittsburgh Penguins
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blair Chapman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Peter Lee | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| George Ferguson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Greg Malone | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Gary McAdam | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick Kehoe | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Ross Lonsberry | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Gregg Sheppard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Peter Mahovlich | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Rod Schutt | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Orest Kindrachuk | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jacques Cossette | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Stackhouse | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dale Tallon | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Colin Campbell | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Russ Anderson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Randy Carlyle | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Denis Herron | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 17 | 24 |
| Greg Millen | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 8 | 13 |
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