Belt game 5,625 · January 25, 1996
Montréal Canadiens take the belt
Montréal Canadiens beat Florida Panthers 6–2 on the road to start reign 2,153 of the NHL belt, the 305th for the franchise.
Florida Panthers had held it since January 16, 1996, with 2 defenses over 9 days.
Montréal Canadiens held it for 7 days and 3 defenses, then lost it to Philadelphia Flyers on February 1, 1996.
2,153Reign number
305Team's reign
3Defenses
7Days held
Box score
Florida Panthers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Mellanby | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Rob Niedermayer | 2 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Jesse Belanger | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Robert Svehla | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Radek Dvorak | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Lowry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Lindsay | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jody Hull | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Stu Barnes | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian Skrudland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Fitzgerald | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Johan Garpenlov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Terry Carkner | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Laus | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gord Murphy | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jason Woolley | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Rhett Warrener | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ed Jovanovski | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mark Fitzpatrick | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 11 | 13 |
| John Vanbiesbrouck | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 6 | 10 |
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vincent Damphousse | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Martin Rucinsky | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Pierre Turgeon | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Andrei Kovalenko | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Mark Recchi | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Vladimir Malakhov | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Saku Koivu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Valeri Bure | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Marc Bureau | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Turner Stevenson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Donald Brashear | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian Savage | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Chris Murray | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Stephane Quintal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Lyle Odelein | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Peter Popovic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Patrice Brisebois | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Rory Fitzpatrick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Pat Jablonski | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jocelyn Thibault | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 24 | 26 |
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