Belt game 469 · April 3, 1931 · playoffs
Montréal Canadiens take the belt
Montréal Canadiens beat Chicago Black Hawks 2–1 on the road to start reign 199 of the NHL belt, the 37th for the franchise.
Chicago Black Hawks had held it since March 26, 1931, with 2 defenses over 8 days.
Montréal Canadiens held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Chicago Blackhawks on April 5, 1931.
199Reign number
37Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Chicago Black Hawks
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vic Ripley | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Rosie Couture | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Johnny Gottselig | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mush March | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Art Somers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ty Arbour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Cook | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Frank Ingram | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Stew Adams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Vic Desjardins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Doc Romnes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Clarence Abel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Cy Wentworth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ted Graham | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Helge Bostrom | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Charlie Gardiner | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | — |
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pit Lepine | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Johnny Gagnon | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Georges Mantha | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Aurel Joliat | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Nick Wasnie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Howie Morenz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Wildor Larochelle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gus Rivers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Sylvio Mantha | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Marty Burke | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean Pusie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Art Lesieur | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| George Hainsworth | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | — |
Box scores: the NHL's own game center.
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