Belt game 4,948 · February 26, 1989
Montréal Canadiens take the belt
Montréal Canadiens beat Vancouver Canucks 5–2 at home to start reign 1,864 of the NHL belt, the 281st for the franchise.
Vancouver Canucks had held it since February 16, 1989, with 3 defenses over 10 days.
Montréal Canadiens held it for 3 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Edmonton Oilers on March 1, 1989.
1,864Reign number
281Team's reign
0Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Smith | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Mats Naslund | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Shayne Corson | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Keane | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Gilles Thibaudeau | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Stephane Richer | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Craig Ludwig | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Chris Chelios | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Petr Svoboda | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Russ Courtnall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ryan Walter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Guy Carbonneau | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Claude Lemieux | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian Skrudland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Brent Gilchrist | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Robinson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Eric Desjardins | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian Hayward | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Patrick Roy | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 20 | 22 |
Vancouver Canucks
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trevor Linden | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Rich Sutter | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Robert Nordmark | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Barry Pederson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Tony Tanti | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian Bradley | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Stan Smyl | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Bozek | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Jose Charbonneau | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Sandlak | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| David Bruce | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Petri Skriko | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Lidster | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Benning | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Garth Butcher | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Melnyk | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Harold Snepsts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Daryl Stanley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Kirk McLean | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 34 | 39 |
| Steve Weeks | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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