Belt Holders
Get belt alerts
The NHL Belt · rivalry

Detroit Red Wings vs. Montréal Canadiens

220Belt meetings
77Red Wings wins
112Canadiens wins
83Title changes

Detroit Red Wings and Montréal Canadiens have met 220 times with the NHL belt on the line, from December 23, 1926 to November 12, 2016. The belt changed hands in 83 of those games. Montréal Canadiens lead the belt series 112–77, with 31 ties.

Belt gameDateResult
248Dec 23, 1926Montréal Canadiens beat Detroit Cougars 3–2 (OT)Title change
317Mar 15, 1928Detroit Cougars beat Montréal Canadiens 1–0Title change
587Nov 26, 1933Detroit Red Wings beat Montréal Canadiens 4–2Title change
613Jan 28, 1934Detroit Red Wings and Montréal Canadiens tied 3–3 (OT)Tie · defense
688Nov 28, 1935Montréal Canadiens and Detroit Red Wings tied 0–0 (OT)Tie · defense
745Dec 27, 1936Montréal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings 5–2Title change
836Mar 15, 1938Montréal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings 3–2Title change
945Feb 8, 1940Detroit Red Wings beat Montréal Canadiens 2–1Defense
984Dec 7, 1940Montréal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings 3–2Title change
1,000Jan 18, 1941Montréal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings 2–1Defense
1,072Mar 14, 1942Montréal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings 4–3Title change
1,073Mar 15, 1942Detroit Red Wings beat Montréal Canadiens 4–1Title change
1,075Mar 22, 1942Detroit Red Wings beat Montréal Canadiens 2–1 PlayoffsDefense
1,076Mar 24, 1942Montréal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings 5–0 PlayoffsTitle change
1,077Mar 26, 1942Detroit Red Wings beat Montréal Canadiens 6–2 PlayoffsTitle change
1,123Jan 30, 1943Detroit Red Wings and Montréal Canadiens tied 3–3Tie · defense
1,124Jan 31, 1943Montréal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings 4–3Title change
1,152Nov 13, 1943Montréal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings 4–1Title change
1,153Nov 14, 1943Montréal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings 2–0Defense
1,161Dec 4, 1943Montréal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings 8–2Defense
1,187Feb 17, 1944Montréal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings 3–2Title change
1,192Feb 27, 1944Montréal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings 5–1Defense
1,196Mar 11, 1944Montréal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings 4–3Defense
1,220Nov 23, 1944Detroit Red Wings and Montréal Canadiens tied 3–3Tie · defense
1,230Dec 28, 1944Montréal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings 9–1Defense
1,236Jan 13, 1945Montréal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings 8–3Title change
1,240Jan 21, 1945Montréal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings 6–3Defense
1,244Feb 3, 1945Montréal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings 5–2Defense
1,245Feb 4, 1945Montréal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings 3–1Defense
1,247Feb 10, 1945Montréal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings 5–2Defense
1,262Nov 3, 1945Montréal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings 3–1Defense
1,266Nov 11, 1945Detroit Red Wings beat Montréal Canadiens 4–1Title change
1,270Nov 24, 1945Montréal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings 2–1Title change
1,275Dec 9, 1945Detroit Red Wings beat Montréal Canadiens 2–1Title change
1,302Feb 20, 1946Detroit Red Wings beat Montréal Canadiens 2–1Title change
1,306Mar 2, 1946Detroit Red Wings and Montréal Canadiens tied 3–3Tie · defense
1,307Mar 3, 1946Detroit Red Wings beat Montréal Canadiens 4–2Defense
1,323Nov 10, 1946Detroit Red Wings beat Montréal Canadiens 6–3Title change
1,336Dec 22, 1946Montréal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings 4–2Defense
1,350Jan 19, 1947Montréal Canadiens and Detroit Red Wings tied 2–2Tie · defense
1,386Oct 26, 1947Montréal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings 4–2Title change
1,391Nov 8, 1947Detroit Red Wings beat Montréal Canadiens 3–1Defense
1,426Feb 7, 1948Detroit Red Wings beat Montréal Canadiens 5–3Defense
1,437Mar 6, 1948Detroit Red Wings and Montréal Canadiens tied 2–2Tie · defense
1,488Jan 16, 1949Detroit Red Wings beat Montréal Canadiens 3–2Title change
1,513Mar 20, 1949Detroit Red Wings beat Montréal Canadiens 2–1Title change
1,514Mar 22, 1949Detroit Red Wings beat Montréal Canadiens 2–1 (3OT) PlayoffsDefense
1,515Mar 24, 1949Montréal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings 4–3 (OT) PlayoffsTitle change
1,516Mar 26, 1949Montréal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings 3–2 PlayoffsDefense
1,517Mar 29, 1949Detroit Red Wings beat Montréal Canadiens 3–1 PlayoffsTitle change
1,518Mar 31, 1949Detroit Red Wings beat Montréal Canadiens 3–1 PlayoffsDefense
1,519Apr 2, 1949Montréal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings 3–1 PlayoffsTitle change
1,520Apr 5, 1949Detroit Red Wings beat Montréal Canadiens 3–1 PlayoffsTitle change
1,555Dec 25, 1949Detroit Red Wings beat Montréal Canadiens 4–2Defense
1,598Oct 21, 1950Montréal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings 2–0Defense
1,599Oct 22, 1950Detroit Red Wings beat Montréal Canadiens 3–2Title change
1,608Nov 12, 1950Detroit Red Wings beat Montréal Canadiens 4–0Defense
1,626Dec 23, 1950Detroit Red Wings and Montréal Canadiens tied 4–4Tie · defense
1,628Dec 28, 1950Detroit Red Wings beat Montréal Canadiens 8–1Defense
1,636Jan 14, 1951Detroit Red Wings beat Montréal Canadiens 3–2Title change
1,650Feb 17, 1951Detroit Red Wings beat Montréal Canadiens 2–1Defense
1,664Mar 24, 1951Montréal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings 3–2Title change
1,665Mar 25, 1951Detroit Red Wings beat Montréal Canadiens 5–0Title change
1,666Mar 27, 1951Montréal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings 3–2 (4OT) PlayoffsTitle change
1,667Mar 29, 1951Montréal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings 1–0 (3OT) PlayoffsDefense
1,668Mar 31, 1951Detroit Red Wings beat Montréal Canadiens 2–0 PlayoffsTitle change
1,669Apr 3, 1951Detroit Red Wings beat Montréal Canadiens 4–1 PlayoffsDefense
1,670Apr 5, 1951Montréal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings 5–2 PlayoffsTitle change
1,671Apr 7, 1951Montréal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings 3–2 PlayoffsDefense
1,680Oct 20, 1951Detroit Red Wings beat Montréal Canadiens 3–0Defense
1,681Oct 22, 1951Detroit Red Wings beat Montréal Canadiens 3–1Defense
1,689Nov 11, 1951Montréal Canadiens and Detroit Red Wings tied 3–3Tie · defense
1,705Dec 23, 1951Detroit Red Wings beat Montréal Canadiens 4–0Defense
1,709Dec 31, 1951Montréal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings 5–3Defense
1,718Jan 19, 1952Detroit Red Wings beat Montréal Canadiens 4–0Defense
1,724Feb 2, 1952Montréal Canadiens and Detroit Red Wings tied 2–2Tie · defense
1,736Feb 28, 1952Montréal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings 3–2Title change
1,749Mar 22, 1952Detroit Red Wings and Montréal Canadiens tied 3–3Tie · defense
1,750Mar 23, 1952Detroit Red Wings beat Montréal Canadiens 7–2Defense
1,755Apr 10, 1952Detroit Red Wings beat Montréal Canadiens 3–1 PlayoffsDefense
1,756Apr 12, 1952Detroit Red Wings beat Montréal Canadiens 2–1 PlayoffsDefense
1,757Apr 13, 1952Detroit Red Wings beat Montréal Canadiens 3–0 PlayoffsDefense
1,758Apr 15, 1952Detroit Red Wings beat Montréal Canadiens 3–0 PlayoffsDefense
1,760Oct 11, 1952Montréal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings 2–1Title change
1,764Oct 19, 1952Detroit Red Wings beat Montréal Canadiens 6–1Title change
1,789Dec 14, 1952Detroit Red Wings and Montréal Canadiens tied 0–0Tie · defense
1,794Dec 27, 1952Detroit Red Wings and Montréal Canadiens tied 2–2Tie · defense
1,796Dec 31, 1952Montréal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings 2–0Title change
1,824Feb 28, 1953Detroit Red Wings beat Montréal Canadiens 4–3Title change
1,841Oct 18, 1953Detroit Red Wings beat Montréal Canadiens 4–0Defense
1,843Oct 24, 1953Montréal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings 1–0Title change
1,855Nov 21, 1953Montréal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings 1–0Defense
1,872Dec 31, 1953Montréal Canadiens and Detroit Red Wings tied 2–2Tie · defense
1,910Apr 4, 1954Detroit Red Wings beat Montréal Canadiens 3–1 PlayoffsTitle change
1,911Apr 6, 1954Montréal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings 3–1 PlayoffsTitle change
1,912Apr 8, 1954Detroit Red Wings beat Montréal Canadiens 5–2 PlayoffsTitle change
1,913Apr 10, 1954Detroit Red Wings beat Montréal Canadiens 2–0 PlayoffsDefense
1,914Apr 11, 1954Montréal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings 1–0 (OT) PlayoffsTitle change
1,915Apr 13, 1954Montréal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings 4–1 PlayoffsDefense
1,916Apr 16, 1954Detroit Red Wings beat Montréal Canadiens 2–1 (OT) PlayoffsTitle change
1,919Oct 13, 1954Detroit Red Wings beat Montréal Canadiens 3–2Defense
1,920Oct 16, 1954Montréal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings 3–1Title change
1,925Nov 6, 1954Montréal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings 4–1Defense
1,929Nov 14, 1954Detroit Red Wings beat Montréal Canadiens 4–1Title change
1,933Nov 27, 1954Montréal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings 4–1Title change
1,936Dec 2, 1954Montréal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings 4–1Title change
1,944Dec 19, 1954Montréal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings 5–0Title change
1,948Jan 1, 1955Montréal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings 4–1Defense
1,949Jan 2, 1955Detroit Red Wings beat Montréal Canadiens 3–2Title change
1,954Jan 15, 1955Detroit Red Wings beat Montréal Canadiens 4–3Defense
1,981Mar 17, 1955Detroit Red Wings beat Montréal Canadiens 4–1Defense
1,982Mar 20, 1955Detroit Red Wings beat Montréal Canadiens 6–0Defense
1,987Apr 3, 1955Detroit Red Wings beat Montréal Canadiens 4–2 PlayoffsDefense
1,988Apr 5, 1955Detroit Red Wings beat Montréal Canadiens 7–1 PlayoffsDefense
1,989Apr 7, 1955Montréal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings 4–2 PlayoffsTitle change
1,990Apr 9, 1955Montréal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings 5–3 PlayoffsDefense
1,991Apr 10, 1955Detroit Red Wings beat Montréal Canadiens 5–1 PlayoffsTitle change
1,992Apr 12, 1955Montréal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings 6–3 PlayoffsTitle change
1,993Apr 14, 1955Detroit Red Wings beat Montréal Canadiens 3–1 PlayoffsTitle change
2,015Nov 24, 1955Detroit Red Wings beat Montréal Canadiens 3–2Defense
2,021Dec 10, 1955Montréal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings 4–2Defense
2,025Dec 18, 1955Detroit Red Wings beat Montréal Canadiens 2–0Title change
2,027Dec 24, 1955Montréal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings 4–2Title change
2,031Jan 5, 1956Detroit Red Wings beat Montréal Canadiens 5–2Title change
2,035Jan 15, 1956Detroit Red Wings beat Montréal Canadiens 2–0Defense
2,041Jan 29, 1956Detroit Red Wings and Montréal Canadiens tied 1–1Tie · defense
2,042Feb 2, 1956Montréal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings 2–0Title change
2,043Feb 4, 1956Montréal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings 2–1Defense
2,051Feb 25, 1956Montréal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings 5–1Defense
2,066Oct 28, 1956Detroit Red Wings beat Montréal Canadiens 4–1Defense
2,067Nov 1, 1956Montréal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings 4–3Title change
2,082Dec 2, 1956Detroit Red Wings beat Montréal Canadiens 1–0Title change
2,096Jan 5, 1957Montréal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings 1–0Defense
2,107Jan 31, 1957Montréal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings 5–3Title change
2,117Feb 21, 1957Detroit Red Wings and Montréal Canadiens tied 3–3Tie · defense
2,145Oct 13, 1957Montréal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings 6–0Defense
2,152Nov 2, 1957Montréal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings 6–3Title change
2,153Nov 7, 1957Montréal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings 6–0Defense
2,166Dec 7, 1957Detroit Red Wings beat Montréal Canadiens 2–1Title change
2,167Dec 8, 1957Montréal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings 3–1Title change
2,194Feb 6, 1958Montréal Canadiens and Detroit Red Wings tied 1–1Tie · defense
2,228Oct 11, 1958Montréal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings 2–0Defense
2,250Nov 29, 1958Montréal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings 6–2Title change
2,251Nov 30, 1958Montréal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings 7–0Defense
2,255Dec 13, 1958Montréal Canadiens and Detroit Red Wings tied 2–2Tie · defense
2,256Dec 14, 1958Montréal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings 6–1Defense
2,266Jan 4, 1959Montréal Canadiens and Detroit Red Wings tied 2–2Tie · defense
2,284Feb 19, 1959Montréal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings 7–0Defense
2,290Mar 7, 1959Montréal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings 10–2Defense
2,292Mar 10, 1959Montréal Canadiens and Detroit Red Wings tied 5–5Tie · defense
2,311Oct 10, 1959Montréal Canadiens and Detroit Red Wings tied 1–1Tie · defense
2,317Oct 25, 1959Montréal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings 2–1Title change
2,320Oct 31, 1959Montréal Canadiens and Detroit Red Wings tied 2–2Tie · defense
2,329Nov 26, 1959Montréal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings 4–2Defense
2,330Nov 28, 1959Montréal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings 1–0Defense
2,352Jan 23, 1960Montréal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings 4–2Defense
2,355Jan 28, 1960Montréal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings 4–2Defense
2,369Mar 5, 1960Detroit Red Wings and Montréal Canadiens tied 2–2Tie · defense
2,392Nov 12, 1960Montréal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings 4–2Defense
2,403Dec 10, 1960Montréal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings 6–4Defense
2,404Dec 11, 1960Montréal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings 5–1Defense
2,411Dec 29, 1960Montréal Canadiens and Detroit Red Wings tied 1–1Tie · defense
2,434Feb 19, 1961Montréal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings 4–2Defense
2,455Oct 28, 1961Montréal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings 7–5Defense
2,456Oct 29, 1961Montréal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings 6–3Defense
2,462Nov 12, 1961Detroit Red Wings beat Montréal Canadiens 3–0Title change
2,476Dec 17, 1961Detroit Red Wings beat Montréal Canadiens 3–1Defense
2,492Jan 20, 1962Montréal Canadiens and Detroit Red Wings tied 2–2Tie · defense
2,493Jan 21, 1962Montréal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings 5–3Defense
2,497Feb 3, 1962Montréal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings 8–1Defense
2,504Feb 18, 1962Detroit Red Wings beat Montréal Canadiens 4–2Title change
2,519Mar 25, 1962Montréal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings 5–2Defense
2,543Nov 8, 1962Montréal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings 4–1Title change
2,571Jan 10, 1963Detroit Red Wings beat Montréal Canadiens 3–2Title change
2,575Jan 19, 1963Montréal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings 5–1Defense
2,583Feb 3, 1963Montréal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings 6–2Title change
2,588Feb 17, 1963Montréal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings 6–1Defense
2,669Feb 15, 1964Detroit Red Wings beat Montréal Canadiens 4–1Defense
2,670Feb 16, 1964Montréal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings 5–2Title change
2,673Feb 23, 1964Detroit Red Wings beat Montréal Canadiens 3–2Title change
2,722Dec 6, 1964Detroit Red Wings beat Montréal Canadiens 4–1Title change
2,735Jan 6, 1965Detroit Red Wings beat Montréal Canadiens 5–4Title change
2,785Oct 23, 1965Montréal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings 8–1Defense
2,793Nov 14, 1965Montréal Canadiens and Detroit Red Wings tied 2–2Tie · defense
2,798Nov 27, 1965Montréal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings 3–2Defense
2,815Jan 9, 1966Detroit Red Wings beat Montréal Canadiens 4–2Defense
2,818Jan 20, 1966Detroit Red Wings beat Montréal Canadiens 5–2Defense
2,819Jan 22, 1966Detroit Red Wings beat Montréal Canadiens 3–0Defense
2,825Feb 5, 1966Montréal Canadiens and Detroit Red Wings tied 2–2Tie · defense
2,835Feb 27, 1966Montréal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings 5–3Defense
2,856Apr 24, 1966Detroit Red Wings beat Montréal Canadiens 3–2 PlayoffsTitle change
2,857Apr 26, 1966Detroit Red Wings beat Montréal Canadiens 5–2 PlayoffsDefense
2,858Apr 28, 1966Montréal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings 4–2 PlayoffsTitle change
2,859May 1, 1966Montréal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings 2–1 PlayoffsDefense
2,860May 3, 1966Montréal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings 5–1 PlayoffsDefense
2,861May 5, 1966Montréal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings 3–2 (OT) PlayoffsDefense
2,881Dec 10, 1966Montréal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings 5–1Defense
2,893Jan 7, 1967Montréal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings 4–3Title change
2,926Mar 25, 1967Montréal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings 4–1Defense
2,930Apr 2, 1967Montréal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings 4–2Defense
3,024Nov 10, 1968Montréal Canadiens and Detroit Red Wings tied 4–4Tie · defense
3,140Jan 25, 1970Montréal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings 4–1Defense
3,350Mar 19, 1972Detroit Red Wings beat Montréal Canadiens 7–6Title change
3,701Mar 7, 1976Montréal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings 6–1Defense
3,745Dec 11, 1976Montréal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings 5–0Defense
3,771Feb 13, 1977Montréal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings 5–3Defense
3,817Oct 20, 1977Montréal Canadiens and Detroit Red Wings tied 2–2Tie · defense
3,834Nov 26, 1977Montréal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings 3–1Title change
3,854Jan 12, 1978Montréal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings 6–1Defense
3,910Nov 9, 1978Montréal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings 8–3Defense
4,069Apr 2, 1980Montréal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings 7–2Defense
4,153Feb 21, 1981Montréal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings 4–1Defense
4,354Feb 27, 1983Montréal Canadiens and Detroit Red Wings tied 4–4Tie · defense
4,712Nov 22, 1986Detroit Red Wings beat Montréal Canadiens 4–3Title change
4,826Dec 12, 1987Montréal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings 5–3Defense
5,050Feb 19, 1990Montréal Canadiens and Detroit Red Wings tied 5–5 (OT)Tie · defense
6,656Jan 15, 2007Detroit Red Wings beat Montréal Canadiens 2–0Defense
7,316Mar 27, 2014Montréal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings 5–4Defense
7,339Nov 16, 2014Montréal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings 4–1Title change
7,535Nov 12, 2016Montréal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings 5–0Title change

Compare these two → · All rivalries →

Know the second a belt changes hands

One email per title change. Nothing else.