Belt game 984 · December 7, 1940
Montréal Canadiens take the belt
Montréal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings 3–2 at home to start reign 404 of the NHL belt, the 58th for the franchise.
Detroit Red Wings had held it since December 5, 1940, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Montréal Canadiens held it for 5 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Toronto Maple Leafs on December 12, 1940.
404Reign number
58Team's reign
0Defenses
5Days held
Box score
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Sands | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Murph Chamberlain | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Toe Blake | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ray Getliffe | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| John Quilty | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Reardon | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Joe Benoit | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Lou Trudel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Elmer Lach | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| John Adams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tony Demers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Red Goupille | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jack Portland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Alex Singbush | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bert Gardiner | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Detroit Red Wings
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Syd Howe | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mud Bruneteau | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gus Giesebrecht | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Les Douglas | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Joe Carveth | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Alex Motter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ebbie Goodfellow | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Kilrea | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Grosso | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Eddie Wares | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Sid Abel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Arch Wilder | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jack Stewart | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jimmy Orlando | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Johnny Mowers | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: the NHL's own game center.
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