The NHL Belt · reign 496
Montréal Canadiens
Took the belt from Detroit Red Wings, 8–3, on January 13, 1945. Lost it to Toronto Maple Leafs, 3–2, on March 3, 1945.
15Defenses
49Days
76thReign for the franchise
+1Closest call · Feb 17, 1945
3.2Average winning margin
111thLongest of 3,434 reigns, by days
5thMost defenses of 3,434 reigns
Defended against
Rangers ×4Red Wings ×4Chicago Black Hawks ×3Bruins ×2Maple Leafs ×2
The season
- 1944–45: they had the best record (38–8–4); Toronto Maple Leafs won the Stanley Cup; 17 belt games of this reign; the belt changed hands 11 times that season.
Reign leaders
Most points for Montréal Canadiens across the 17 belt games of this reign with a box score.
| Player | PTS | Games | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elmer Lach | 28 | 17 |
| 2 | Maurice Richard | 25 | 17 |
| 3 | Buddy O'Connor | 15 | 17 |
| 4 | Dutch Hiller | 14 | 17 |
| 5 | Fern Gauthier | 14 | 17 |
Every game of the reign
margins from Montréal Canadiens’ side| Belt game | Date | Result | Margin | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,236 | Jan 13, 1945 | Montréal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings 8–3 Game → | +5 | Title change |
| 1,237 | Jan 14, 1945 | Montréal Canadiens beat New York Rangers 6–2 | +4 | Defense |
| 1,238 | Jan 17, 1945 | Montréal Canadiens beat Chicago Black Hawks 4–2 | +2 | Defense |
| 1,239 | Jan 20, 1945 | Montréal Canadiens beat New York Rangers 5–2 | +3 | Defense |
| 1,240 | Jan 21, 1945 | Montréal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings 6–3 | +3 | Defense |
| 1,241 | Jan 27, 1945 | Montréal Canadiens beat Boston Bruins 11–3 | +8 | Defense |
| 1,242 | Jan 28, 1945 | Montréal Canadiens beat Boston Bruins 4–1 | +3 | Defense |
| 1,243 | Feb 1, 1945 | Montréal Canadiens and Chicago Black Hawks tied 1–1 | 0 | Tie · defense |
| 1,244 | Feb 3, 1945 | Montréal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings 5–2 | +3 | Defense |
| 1,245 | Feb 4, 1945 | Montréal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings 3–1 | +2 | Defense |
| 1,246 | Feb 8, 1945 | Montréal Canadiens beat New York Rangers 9–4 | +5 | Defense |
| 1,247 | Feb 10, 1945 | Montréal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings 5–2 | +3 | Defense |
| 1,248 | Feb 11, 1945 | Montréal Canadiens beat New York Rangers 4–3 | +1 | Defense |
| 1,249 | Feb 17, 1945 | Montréal Canadiens beat Toronto Maple Leafs 4–3 | +1 | Defense |
| 1,250 | Feb 18, 1945 | Montréal Canadiens and Chicago Black Hawks tied 0–0 | 0 | Tie · defense |
| 1,251 | Feb 25, 1945 | Montréal Canadiens beat Toronto Maple Leafs 5–2 | +3 | Defense |
| 1,252 | Mar 3, 1945 | Toronto Maple Leafs beat Montréal Canadiens 3–2 Game → | −1 | Title change |