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NHL belt games · Montréal Canadiens, Detroit Red Wings

Billy Reay

Played in 194 belt games from December 4, 1943 to March 19, 1953, winning 83. Helped take the belt 39 times.

194Belt games
83–88–23Record
39Title-winning games
0.5PTS per belt game

Belt-game totals: 97 PTS, 45 G, 52 A, 111 PIM.

DateGameW/LGAPTS+/-PIMSOGHITSVSA
Mar 19, 1953Montréal Canadiens vs. Toronto Maple LeafsChallenger, lost · 4–1L0000000——
Feb 28, 1953Montréal Canadiens vs. Detroit Red WingsLost the belt · 4–3L0000200——
Feb 26, 1953Montréal Canadiens vs. Toronto Maple LeafsKept the belt · 4–1W0110000——
Feb 25, 1953Montréal Canadiens at Toronto Maple LeafsKept the belt · 2–1W0000000——
Feb 21, 1953Montréal Canadiens vs. New York RangersTook the belt · 4–1W1010400——
Feb 15, 1953Montréal Canadiens at Boston BruinsChallenger, lost · 1–0L0000000——
Jan 29, 1953Montréal Canadiens vs. New York RangersKept the belt · 5–2W0110000——
Jan 28, 1953Montréal Canadiens at New York RangersTook the belt · 2–1W0000000——
Dec 14, 1952Montréal Canadiens at Detroit Red WingsTied the holder · 0–0T0000000——
Dec 6, 1952Montréal Canadiens vs. Boston BruinsChallenger, lost · 2–1L0000000——
Nov 29, 1952Montréal Canadiens vs. Chicago Black HawksTied the holder · 1–1T0110000——
Nov 16, 1952Montréal Canadiens at Chicago Black HawksChallenger, lost · 4–1L0000200——
Nov 13, 1952Montréal Canadiens vs. Toronto Maple LeafsLost the belt · 3–1L0000000——
Nov 8, 1952Montréal Canadiens vs. Chicago Black HawksKept the belt · 6–4W0000000——
Nov 6, 1952Montréal Canadiens vs. Toronto Maple LeafsTook the belt · 3–1W0000000——
Oct 19, 1952Montréal Canadiens at Detroit Red WingsLost the belt · 6–1L0000000——
Oct 18, 1952Montréal Canadiens vs. Boston BruinsKept the belt · 2–1W0000000——
Oct 16, 1952Montréal Canadiens vs. New York RangersKept the belt · 3–1W0000400——
Oct 12, 1952Montréal Canadiens at Boston BruinsKept the belt · 1–1T0000000——
Oct 11, 1952Montréal Canadiens vs. Detroit Red WingsTook the belt · 2–1W1010000——
Apr 15, 1952Montréal Canadiens at Detroit Red WingsChallenger, lost · 3–0L0000000——
Apr 12, 1952Montréal Canadiens vs. Detroit Red WingsChallenger, lost · 2–1L0000000——
Apr 10, 1952Montréal Canadiens vs. Detroit Red WingsChallenger, lost · 3–1L0000000——
Mar 23, 1952Montréal Canadiens at Detroit Red WingsChallenger, lost · 7–2L0000000——
Mar 22, 1952Montréal Canadiens vs. Detroit Red WingsTied the holder · 3–3T0000000——
Mar 16, 1952Montréal Canadiens at Boston BruinsChallenger, lost · 2–1L0110200——
Mar 15, 1952Montréal Canadiens vs. Boston BruinsChallenger, lost · 2–0L0000000——
Mar 5, 1952Montréal Canadiens at Toronto Maple LeafsLost the belt · 6–2L0000000——
Mar 2, 1952Montréal Canadiens at Chicago Black HawksKept the belt · 6–4W0110000——
Mar 1, 1952Montréal Canadiens vs. New York RangersKept the belt · 3–1W0000200——
Feb 28, 1952Montréal Canadiens vs. Detroit Red WingsTook the belt · 3–2W0110000——
Feb 3, 1952Montréal Canadiens at Boston BruinsLost the belt · 1–0L0000000——
Feb 2, 1952Montréal Canadiens vs. Detroit Red WingsKept the belt · 2–2T1010200——
Jan 31, 1952Montréal Canadiens vs. New York RangersKept the belt · 1–0W0000200——
Jan 27, 1952Montréal Canadiens at New York RangersTook the belt · 5–3W0220000——
Jan 19, 1952Montréal Canadiens vs. Detroit Red WingsChallenger, lost · 4–0L0000000——
Jan 5, 1952Montréal Canadiens vs. Boston BruinsLost the belt · 3–2L0000000——
Jan 3, 1952Montréal Canadiens vs. Toronto Maple LeafsKept the belt · 3–1W0110000——
Jan 1, 1952Montréal Canadiens at Chicago Black HawksKept the belt · 3–0W0110200——
Dec 31, 1951Montréal Canadiens at Detroit Red WingsKept the belt · 5–3W1010000——
Dec 29, 1951Montréal Canadiens vs. New York RangersTook the belt · 7–2W0220000——
Dec 23, 1951Montréal Canadiens at Detroit Red WingsChallenger, lost · 4–0L0000000——
Nov 22, 1951Montréal Canadiens at Chicago Black HawksLost the belt · 5–1L0000000——
Nov 18, 1951Montréal Canadiens at Boston BruinsKept the belt · 3–3T1010000——
Nov 17, 1951Montréal Canadiens vs. New York RangersKept the belt · 3–2W0000000——
Nov 11, 1951Montréal Canadiens at Detroit Red WingsKept the belt · 3–3T0000000——
Nov 10, 1951Montréal Canadiens vs. Chicago Black HawksKept the belt · 4–2W0000000——
Nov 8, 1951Montréal Canadiens vs. Boston BruinsTook the belt · 4–2W0000000——
Oct 20, 1951Montréal Canadiens at Detroit Red WingsChallenger, lost · 3–0L0000000——
Apr 21, 1951Montréal Canadiens at Toronto Maple LeafsChallenger, lost · 3–2L00001000——

Newest 50 of 194 belt games shown.

By season

SeasonTeamGW–LTitle winsPTSGASV
1952–53Montréal Canadiens2010–7–34523—
1951–52Montréal Canadiens2912–13–441239—
1950–51Montréal Canadiens289–16–351248—
1949–50Montréal Canadiens175–9–34835—
1948–49Montréal Canadiens2812–12–4619712—
1947–48Montréal Canadiens195–11–34734—
1946–47Montréal Canadiens3320–11–2720146—
1945–46Montréal Canadiens1710–6–151385—
1944–45Detroit Red Wings20–20000—
1943–44Detroit Red Wings10–10110—

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