Belt game 3,995 · October 17, 1979
Chicago Black Hawks take the belt
Chicago Black Hawks beat Montréal Canadiens 3–2 at home to start reign 1,495 of the NHL belt, the 170th for the franchise.
Montréal Canadiens had held it since May 15, 1979, with 5 defenses over 155 days.
Chicago Black Hawks held it for 4 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Colorado Avalanche on October 21, 1979.
1,495Reign number
170Team's reign
1Defenses
4Days held
Box score
Chicago Black Hawks
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rich Preston | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Terry Ruskowski | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| John Marks | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Lysiak | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Grant Mulvey | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Lecuyer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Reg Kerr | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Cliff Koroll | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Stan Mikita | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| J.P. Bordeleau | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ted Bulley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| David Logan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Murray | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike O'connell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Greg Fox | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Wilson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Keith Brown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Veisor | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Esposito | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 28 | 30 |
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guy Lafleur | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Pierre Mondou | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Rejean Houle | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Shutt | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Mark Napier | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Risebrough | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Yvon Lambert | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mario Tremblay | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Jarvis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Gainey | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick Meagher | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian Engblom | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Guy Lapointe | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Rod Langway | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Serge Savard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Robinson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Gilles Lupien | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Michel Larocque | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 36 | 39 |
| Denis Herron | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
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