Belt game 4,077 · April 19, 1980 · playoffs
Montréal Canadiens take the belt
Montréal Canadiens beat Minnesota North Stars 5–0 on the road to start reign 1,518 of the NHL belt, the 254th for the franchise.
Minnesota North Stars had held it since April 16, 1980, with 1 defense over 3 days.
Montréal Canadiens held it for 5 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Dallas Stars on April 24, 1980.
1,518Reign number
254Team's reign
2Defenses
5Days held
Box score
Minnesota North Stars
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kent-Erik Andersson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Zanussi | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom McCarthy | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Polich | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tim Young | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Eaves | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Al MacAdam | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Payne | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Christoff | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Younghans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Curt Giles | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Fred Barrett | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Craig Hartsburg | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Brad Maxwell | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Shmyr | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Greg Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Gilles Meloche | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 31 | 36 |
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Jarvis | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Pierre Larouche | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Mark Napier | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Mario Tremblay | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Rejean Houle | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Gainey | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Norm Dupont | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Gaston Gingras | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Rod Langway | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick Chartraw | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Yvon Lambert | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Shutt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Yvan Joly | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Chris Nilan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian Engblom | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Robinson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Gilles Lupien | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Michel Larocque | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 25 | 25 |
| Denis Herron | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
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