Belt game 3,989 · May 15, 1979 · playoffs
Montréal Canadiens take the belt
Montréal Canadiens beat New York Rangers 6–2 at home to start reign 1,494 of the NHL belt, the 251st for the franchise.
New York Rangers had held it since May 5, 1979, with 2 defenses over 10 days.
Montréal Canadiens held it for 155 days and 5 defenses, then lost it to Chicago Blackhawks on October 17, 1979.
1,494Reign number
251Team's reign
5Defenses
155Days held
Box score
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Shutt | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Gainey | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Jacques Lemaire | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Risebrough | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Guy Lafleur | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Yvon Lambert | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Mario Tremblay | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Jarvis | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Mark Napier | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Serge Savard | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick Chartraw | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Pierre Mondou | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Rejean Houle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian Engblom | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Rod Langway | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Robinson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Gilles Lupien | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Dryden | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 23 | 25 |
| Richard Sevigny | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
New York Rangers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Vickers | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Duguay | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Anders Hedberg | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Pat Hickey | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike McEwen | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Sheehan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ulf Nilsson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Maloney | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Murdoch | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Eddie Johnstone | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Pierre Plante | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Esposito | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Greschner | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Carol Vadnais | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mario Marois | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Maloney | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| John Davidson | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 27 | 33 |
| Doug Soetaert | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
Box scores: the NHL's own game center.