The NHL Belt · rivalry
Carolina Hurricanes vs. Montréal Canadiens
22Belt meetings
8Hurricanes wins
12Canadiens wins
9Title changes
Carolina Hurricanes and Montréal Canadiens have met 22 times with the NHL belt on the line, from March 19, 1980 to March 30, 2024. The belt changed hands in 9 of those games. Montréal Canadiens lead the belt series 12–8, with 2 ties.
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4,063 | Mar 19, 1980 | Montréal Canadiens and Hartford Whalers tied 5–5 | Tie · defense |
| 4,064 | Mar 22, 1980 | Montréal Canadiens and Hartford Whalers tied 5–5 | Tie · defense |
| 4,072 | Apr 8, 1980 | Montréal Canadiens beat Hartford Whalers 6–1 Playoffs | Defense |
| 4,073 | Apr 9, 1980 | Montréal Canadiens beat Hartford Whalers 8–4 Playoffs | Defense |
| 4,074 | Apr 11, 1980 | Montréal Canadiens beat Hartford Whalers 4–3 (OT) Playoffs | Defense |
| 4,172 | Apr 3, 1981 | Montréal Canadiens beat Hartford Whalers 6–1 | Defense |
| 4,415 | Nov 23, 1983 | Montréal Canadiens beat Hartford Whalers 4–3 | Defense |
| 4,427 | Dec 26, 1983 | Montréal Canadiens beat Hartford Whalers 2–1 | Title change |
| 4,710 | Nov 19, 1986 | Montréal Canadiens beat Hartford Whalers 4–1 | Defense |
| 4,772 | Apr 1, 1987 | Montréal Canadiens beat Hartford Whalers 3–2 | Defense |
| 4,954 | Mar 11, 1989 | Montréal Canadiens beat Hartford Whalers 5–3 | Title change |
| 5,049 | Feb 17, 1990 | Montréal Canadiens beat Hartford Whalers 7–3 | Title change |
| 5,054 | Feb 28, 1990 | Hartford Whalers beat Montréal Canadiens 3–1 | Title change |
| 5,323 | Dec 21, 1992 | Hartford Whalers beat Montréal Canadiens 5–2 | Title change |
| 5,397 | Oct 6, 1993 | Montréal Canadiens beat Hartford Whalers 4–3 | Defense |
| 5,636 | Feb 21, 1996 | Hartford Whalers beat Montréal Canadiens 5–3 | Defense |
| 5,706 | Nov 20, 1996 | Hartford Whalers beat Montréal Canadiens 3–1 | Title change |
| 5,839 | Jan 24, 1998 | Carolina Hurricanes beat Montréal Canadiens 4–3 | Title change |
| 6,724 | Oct 26, 2007 | Montréal Canadiens beat Carolina Hurricanes 7–4 | Defense |
| 7,655 | Jan 25, 2018 | Carolina Hurricanes beat Montréal Canadiens 6–5 | Title change |
| 7,657 | Feb 1, 2018 | Carolina Hurricanes beat Montréal Canadiens 2–0 | Defense |
| 8,217 | Mar 30, 2024 | Carolina Hurricanes beat Montréal Canadiens 3–0 | Title change |