Belt game 4,971 · April 17, 1989 · playoffs
Montréal Canadiens take the belt
Montréal Canadiens beat Boston Bruins 3–2 at home to start reign 1,878 of the NHL belt, the 283rd for the franchise.
Boston Bruins had held it since April 6, 1989, with 3 defenses over 11 days.
Montréal Canadiens held it for 6 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Boston Bruins on April 23, 1989.
1,878Reign number
283Team's reign
2Defenses
6Days held
Box score
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Smith | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Russ Courtnall | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Keane | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Mats Naslund | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Claude Lemieux | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Mcphee | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian Skrudland | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Robinson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ryan Walter | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Guy Carbonneau | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Shayne Corson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Brent Gilchrist | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Stephane Richer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Craig Ludwig | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Chris Chelios | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Petr Svoboda | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Donald Dufresne | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian Hayward | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Patrick Roy | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 26 | 28 |
Boston Bruins
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cam Neely | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| John Carter | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Sweeney | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Michael Thelven | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bruce Shoebottom | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Carpenter | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Randy Burridge | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Keith Crowder | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ray Neufeld | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Craig Janney | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Andy Brickley | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Joyce | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Greg Johnston | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Glen Wesley | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Garry Galley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Greg Hawgood | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Allen Pedersen | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ray Bourque | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | — |
| Rejean Lemelin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Andy Moog | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 12 | 15 |
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