Belt game 4,414 · November 22, 1983
Montréal Canadiens take the belt
Montréal Canadiens beat Boston Bruins 4–2 at home to start reign 1,654 of the NHL belt, the 260th for the franchise.
Boston Bruins had held it since November 17, 1983, with 1 defense over 5 days.
Montréal Canadiens held it for 4 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Washington Capitals on November 26, 1983.
1,654Reign number
260Team's reign
1Defenses
4Days held
Box score
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guy Carbonneau | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ryan Walter | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mario Tremblay | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Smith | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Gainey | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Mats Naslund | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| John Chabot | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Chris Nilan | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Craig Ludwig | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Robinson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Greg Paslawski | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Guy Lafleur | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Shutt | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Wickenheiser | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Kent Carlson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Root | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Gilbert Delorme | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean Hamel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick Wamsley | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 24 | 26 |
| Richard Sevigny | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
Boston Bruins
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig MacTavish | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Peter McNab | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Kasper | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Keith Crowder | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Barry Pederson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick Middleton | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Nevin Markwart | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Silk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Terry O'Reilly | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Krushelnyski | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Fergus | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Luc Dufour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bruce Crowder | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Gord Kluzak | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike O'connell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Randy Hillier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Milbury | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Guy Lapointe | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Pete Peeters | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 21 | 25 |
| Doug Keans | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
Box scores: the NHL's own game center.