Belt game 4,785 · May 2, 1987 · playoffs
Montréal Canadiens take the belt
Montréal Canadiens beat Quebec Nordiques 5–3 at home to start reign 1,790 of the NHL belt, the 273rd for the franchise.
Quebec Nordiques had held it since April 30, 1987, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Montréal Canadiens held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Philadelphia Flyers on May 4, 1987.
1,790Reign number
273Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Walter | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Smith | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick Green | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Shayne Corson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Claude Lemieux | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Mcphee | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Sergio Momesso | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian Skrudland | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Robinson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Guy Carbonneau | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Gainey | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mats Naslund | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Chris Nilan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| John Kordic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Craig Ludwig | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Chris Chelios | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Gaston Gingras | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Lalor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian Hayward | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 28 | 31 |
| Patrick Roy | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
Quebec Nordiques
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Picard | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Basil Mcrae | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Alain Cote | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Anton Stastny | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Gillis | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| John Ogrodnick | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Randy Moller | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Lane Lambert | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jason Lafreniere | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Michel Goulet | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Hough | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Peter Stastny | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Dale Hunter | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Normand Rochefort | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Risto Siltanen | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jeff Brown | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Steven Finn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Gord Donnelly | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Clint Malarchuk | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 5 | 5 |
| Mario Gosselin | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 9 | 14 |
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