Belt game 4,630 · January 8, 1986
Montréal Canadiens take the belt
Montréal Canadiens beat Boston Bruins 5–3 at home to start reign 1,731 of the NHL belt, the 265th for the franchise.
Boston Bruins had held it since January 4, 1986, with 0 defenses over 4 days.
Montréal Canadiens held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to New York Rangers on January 10, 1986.
1,731Reign number
265Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Kurvers | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Smith | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Mats Naslund | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Lucien DeBlois | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Robinson | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ryan Walter | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Kjell Dahlin | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Stephane Richer | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Craig Ludwig | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mario Tremblay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Guy Carbonneau | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Gainey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Rooney | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Chris Nilan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Mcphee | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian Skrudland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Petr Svoboda | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Lalor | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Soetaert | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Penney | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 16 | 19 |
Boston Bruins
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Pederson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Kasper | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Randy Burridge | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick Middleton | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Geoff Courtnall | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Pasin | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Kraig Nienhuis | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Gord Kluzak | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Derlago | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Nevin Markwart | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jay Miller | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Greg Johnston | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ray Bourque | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike O'connell | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Michael Thelven | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mats Thelin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| John Blum | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian Curran | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Pat Riggin | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 23 | 28 |
| Doug Keans | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
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