Belt game 5,705 · November 16, 1996
Montréal Canadiens take the belt
Montréal Canadiens beat Vancouver Canucks 6–1 at home to start reign 2,191 of the NHL belt, the 307th for the franchise.
Vancouver Canucks had held it since November 14, 1996, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Montréal Canadiens held it for 4 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Carolina Hurricanes on November 20, 1996.
2,191Reign number
307Team's reign
0Defenses
4Days held
Box score
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saku Koivu | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Vincent Damphousse | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Shayne Corson | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Marc Bureau | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Stephane Richer | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Stephane Quintal | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Mark Recchi | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Chris Murray | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Scott Thornton | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Martin Rucinsky | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| David Wilkie | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Patrice Brisebois | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Valeri Bure | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Darcy Tucker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian Savage | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Peter Popovic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Murray Baron | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Vladimir Malakhov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Pat Jablonski | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jocelyn Thibault | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 38 | 39 |
Vancouver Canucks
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Walker | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Mark Wotton | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Leif Rohlin | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| David Roberts | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Russ Courtnall | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Esa Tikkanen | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Trevor Linden | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Ridley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Markus Naslund | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Alexander Semak | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Sillinger | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Gino Odjick | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Alexander Mogilny | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Pavel Bure | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Bret Hedican | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Adrian Aucoin | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Chris Joseph | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Babych | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Fountain | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 12 | 17 |
| Corey Hirsch | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 14 | 15 |
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