Belt game 4,171 · March 31, 1981
Montréal Canadiens take the belt
Montréal Canadiens beat New York Islanders 3–1 at home to start reign 1,553 of the NHL belt, the 256th for the franchise.
New York Islanders had held it since March 24, 1981, with 2 defenses over 7 days.
Montréal Canadiens held it for 8 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Edmonton Oilers on April 8, 1981.
1,553Reign number
256Team's reign
2Defenses
8Days held
Box score
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guy Lafleur | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Pierre Larouche | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Rejean Houle | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Jarvis | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Gainey | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Mark Napier | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Rod Langway | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Risebrough | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Yvon Lambert | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Keith Acton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Shutt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Chris Nilan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Gaston Gingras | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian Engblom | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Serge Savard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Robinson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Robert Picard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Denis Herron | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Richard Sevigny | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 24 | 25 |
New York Islanders
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Merrick | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| John Tonelli | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Clark Gillies | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Duane Sutter | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Bourne | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bryan Trottier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Bossy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Nystrom | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Billy Carroll | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Anders Kallur | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Butch Goring | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Lorimer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Denis Potvin | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Morrow | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Stefan Persson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike McEwen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Langevin | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Roland Melanson | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 26 | 29 |
| Billy Smith | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
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