Belt game 992 · December 26, 1940
Montréal Canadiens take the belt
Montréal Canadiens beat Chicago Black Hawks 7–5 at home to start reign 409 of the NHL belt, the 59th for the franchise.
Chicago Black Hawks had held it since December 22, 1940, with 1 defense over 4 days.
Montréal Canadiens held it for 5 days and 1 defense, then lost it to New York Americans on December 31, 1940.
409Reign number
59Team's reign
1Defenses
5Days held
Box score
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elmer Lach | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| John Adams | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Joe Benoit | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| John Quilty | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Toe Blake | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Charlie Sands | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Murph Chamberlain | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tony Demers | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Red Goupille | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jack Portland | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Reardon | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Alex Singbush | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Polly Drouin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ray Getliffe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bert Gardiner | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Chicago Black Hawks
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earl Seibert | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Pep Kelly | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Thoms | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| George Allen | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Carse | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Art Wiebe | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mush March | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Hergesheimer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Bentley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Carse | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Max Bentley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| John Chad | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Joe Cooper | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| John Mariucci | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Goodman | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
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