Belt game 4,641 · February 1, 1986
Montréal Canadiens take the belt
Montréal Canadiens beat Boston Bruins 2–1 at home to start reign 1,735 of the NHL belt, the 266th for the franchise.
Boston Bruins had held it since January 27, 1986, with 1 defense over 5 days.
Montréal Canadiens held it for 4 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Colorado Avalanche on February 5, 1986.
1,735Reign number
266Team's reign
0Defenses
4Days held
Box score
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guy Carbonneau | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Chris Nilan | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Gainey | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ryan Walter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Mario Tremblay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mats Naslund | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Lucien DeBlois | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Rooney | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Mcphee | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian Skrudland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Stephane Richer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Craig Ludwig | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Kurvers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Robinson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Petr Svoboda | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Gaston Gingras | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Lalor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Soetaert | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 26 | 27 |
| Steve Penney | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
Boston Bruins
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Linseman | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Keith Crowder | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike O'connell | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Barry Pederson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Kasper | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Randy Burridge | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick Middleton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Nevin Markwart | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Charlie Simmer | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jay Miller | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Geoff Courtnall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Pasin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Kraig Nienhuis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ray Bourque | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Michael Thelven | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Mats Thelin | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| John Blum | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian Curran | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Pat Riggin | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 12 | 14 |
| Doug Keans | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
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