Belt game 5,171 · April 11, 1991 · playoffs
Montréal Canadiens take the belt
Montréal Canadiens beat Buffalo Sabres 4–3 (OT) at home to start reign 1,961 of the NHL belt, the 292nd for the franchise.
Buffalo Sabres had held it since April 7, 1991, with 1 defense over 4 days.
Montréal Canadiens held it for 6 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Boston Bruins on April 17, 1991.
1,961Reign number
292Team's reign
1Defenses
6Days held
Box score
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Keane | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Denis Savard | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Russ Courtnall | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Guy Carbonneau | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Mcphee | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian Skrudland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Brent Gilchrist | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Stephane Richer | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Alain Cote | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Andrew Cassels | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Shayne Corson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Mario Roberge | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Stephan Lebeau | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Sylvain Lefebvre | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mathieu Schneider | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Lyle Odelein | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Eric Desjardins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Donald Dufresne | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Patrick Roy | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 29 | 32 |
| Andre Racicot | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Buffalo Sabres
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Haller | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Lou Franceschetti | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Snuggerud | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick Vaive | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Andreychuk | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Alexander Mogilny | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Grant Ledyard | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Dale Hawerchuk | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Darrin Shannon | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Tony Tanti | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Christian Ruuttu | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Rob Ray | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Benoit Hogue | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Pierre Turgeon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Uwe Krupp | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Ramsey | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Bodger | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Sutton | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Clint Malarchuk | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 24 | 28 |
| Darcy Wakaluk | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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