Belt game 4,975 · April 25, 1989 · playoffs
Montréal Canadiens take the belt
Montréal Canadiens beat Boston Bruins 3–2 at home to start reign 1,880 of the NHL belt, the 284th for the franchise.
Boston Bruins had held it since April 23, 1989, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Montréal Canadiens held it for 6 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Philadelphia Flyers on May 1, 1989.
1,880Reign number
284Team's reign
0Defenses
6Days held
Box score
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Gainey | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Shayne Corson | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Chris Chelios | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Mcphee | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian Skrudland | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Stephane Richer | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Russ Courtnall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ryan Walter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Keane | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Guy Carbonneau | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mats Naslund | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Claude Lemieux | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Craig Ludwig | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Robinson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Petr Svoboda | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Eric Desjardins | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian Hayward | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Patrick Roy | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 22 | 24 |
Boston Bruins
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig Janney | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Joyce | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Cam Neely | 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 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Andy Brickley | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| John Carter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Lyndon Byers | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Greg Johnston | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Sweeney | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Michael Thelven | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Glen Wesley | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Garry Galley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Greg Hawgood | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bruce Shoebottom | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Allen Pedersen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ray Bourque | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Rejean Lemelin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Andy Moog | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 24 | 27 |
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