The NHL Belt · rivalry
Arizona Coyotes vs. Montréal Canadiens
5Belt meetings
1Coyotes wins
4Canadiens wins
1Title changes
Arizona Coyotes and Montréal Canadiens have met 5 times with the NHL belt on the line, from March 4, 1981 to October 18, 2008. The belt changed hands in 1 of those games. Montréal Canadiens lead the belt series 4–1.
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4,159 | Mar 4, 1981 | Montréal Canadiens beat Winnipeg Jets 9–3 | Defense |
| 4,160 | Mar 7, 1981 | Winnipeg Jets beat Montréal Canadiens 4–2 | Title change |
| 5,202 | Oct 30, 1991 | Montréal Canadiens beat Winnipeg Jets 6–1 | Defense |
| 5,626 | Jan 27, 1996 | Montréal Canadiens beat Winnipeg Jets 4–1 | Defense |
| 6,823 | Oct 18, 2008 | Montréal Canadiens beat Phoenix Coyotes 4–1 | Defense |