Belt game 999 · January 16, 1941
Montréal Canadiens take the belt
Montréal Canadiens beat Chicago Black Hawks 5–1 at home to start reign 413 of the NHL belt, the 60th for the franchise.
Chicago Black Hawks had held it since January 7, 1941, with 2 defenses over 9 days.
Montréal Canadiens held it for 7 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Toronto Maple Leafs on January 23, 1941.
413Reign number
60Team's reign
1Defenses
7Days held
Box score
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Benoit | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Polly Drouin | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ray Getliffe | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Toe Blake | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Murph Chamberlain | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Elmer Lach | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| John Adams | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tony Demers | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Red Goupille | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Reardon | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| John Quilty | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tony Graboski | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jack Portland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Alex Singbush | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bert Gardiner | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Chicago Black Hawks
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mush March | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| George Allen | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Carse | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Hergesheimer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Thoms | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Bentley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Cully Dahlstrom | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Carse | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Max Bentley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| John Chad | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Art Wiebe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave MacKay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| John Mariucci | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Earl Seibert | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Sam LoPresti | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: the NHL's own game center.
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