Belt game 4,683 · May 1, 1986 · playoffs
Montréal Canadiens take the belt
Montréal Canadiens beat New York Rangers 2–1 at home to start reign 1,751 of the NHL belt, the 267th for the franchise.
New York Rangers had held it since April 23, 1986, with 2 defenses over 8 days.
Montréal Canadiens held it for 6 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to New York Rangers on May 7, 1986.
1,751Reign number
267Team's reign
2Defenses
6Days held
Box score
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Smith | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Guy Carbonneau | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Gainey | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Mats Naslund | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Chris Chelios | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Serge Boisvert | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Kjell Dahlin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Lucien DeBlois | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Chris Nilan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| John Kordic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Claude Lemieux | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Mcphee | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian Skrudland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Stephane Richer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Craig Ludwig | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Robinson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Lalor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Soetaert | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick Roy | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 26 | 27 |
New York Rangers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tomas Sandstrom | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Willie Huber | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Kelly Miller | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Wilf Paiement | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Maloney | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Brooke | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Allison | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Ridley | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Mark Osborne | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Jan Erixon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| George McPhee | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Pierre Larouche | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian MacLellan | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| James Patrick | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Kjell Samuelsson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Rob Whistle | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Reijo Ruotsalainen | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Melnyk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Glen Hanlon | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| John Vanbiesbrouck | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 28 | 30 |
Box scores: the NHL's own game center.