Belt game 4,687 · May 9, 1986 · playoffs
Montréal Canadiens take the belt
Montréal Canadiens beat New York Rangers 3–1 at home to start reign 1,753 of the NHL belt, the 268th for the franchise.
New York Rangers had held it since May 7, 1986, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Montréal Canadiens held it for 7 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Calgary Flames on May 16, 1986.
1,753Reign number
268Team's reign
0Defenses
7Days held
Box score
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Lemieux | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| David Maley | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Smith | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Gainey | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Robinson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Chris Chelios | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Gaston Gingras | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Kjell Dahlin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Guy Carbonneau | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Mats Naslund | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Chris Nilan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| John Kordic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Mcphee | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian Skrudland | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Stephane Richer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Craig Ludwig | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Petr Svoboda | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Lalor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Soetaert | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick Roy | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 19 | 20 |
New York Rangers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Ridley | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mark Osborne | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Tomas Sandstrom | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Kelly Miller | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Wilf Paiement | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Maloney | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Brooke | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Allison | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jan Erixon | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Pierre Larouche | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian MacLellan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Crawford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Laidlaw | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| James Patrick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Kjell Samuelsson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Willie Huber | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Reijo Ruotsalainen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Melnyk | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Glen Hanlon | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| John Vanbiesbrouck | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 26 | 29 |
Box scores: the NHL's own game center.