The NHL Belt · rivalry
Montréal Canadiens vs. New Jersey Devils
19Belt meetings
11Canadiens wins
7Devils wins
3Title changes
Montréal Canadiens and New Jersey Devils have met 19 times with the NHL belt on the line, from February 25, 1976 to November 15, 2022. The belt changed hands in 3 of those games. Montréal Canadiens lead the belt series 11–7, with 1 tie.
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3,696 | Feb 25, 1976 | Montréal Canadiens beat Kansas City Scouts 3–1 | Defense |
| 3,733 | Nov 13, 1976 | Montréal Canadiens and Colorado Rockies tied 3–3 | Tie · defense |
| 3,861 | Jan 31, 1978 | Montréal Canadiens beat Colorado Rockies 5–3 | Defense |
| 3,869 | Feb 18, 1978 | Montréal Canadiens beat Colorado Rockies 9–4 | Defense |
| 3,896 | Oct 14, 1978 | Montréal Canadiens beat Colorado Rockies 5–2 | Defense |
| 3,912 | Nov 15, 1978 | Montréal Canadiens beat Colorado Rockies 6–1 | Defense |
| 4,156 | Feb 26, 1981 | Montréal Canadiens beat Colorado Rockies 6–0 | Defense |
| 4,817 | Nov 21, 1987 | Montréal Canadiens beat New Jersey Devils 2–1 | Defense |
| 4,942 | Feb 11, 1989 | Montréal Canadiens beat New Jersey Devils 5–4 | Defense |
| 5,205 | Nov 4, 1991 | Montréal Canadiens beat New Jersey Devils 3–2 (OT) | Defense |
| 5,207 | Nov 8, 1991 | New Jersey Devils beat Montréal Canadiens 3–2 | Title change |
| 5,580 | Oct 14, 1995 | New Jersey Devils beat Montréal Canadiens 4–1 | Defense |
| 5,821 | Dec 12, 1997 | New Jersey Devils beat Montréal Canadiens 5–2 | Defense |
| 6,099 | Oct 6, 2000 | New Jersey Devils beat Montréal Canadiens 8–4 | Defense |
| 6,740 | Nov 30, 2007 | New Jersey Devils beat Montréal Canadiens 4–0 | Defense |
| 6,764 | Jan 24, 2008 | Montréal Canadiens beat New Jersey Devils 4–3 | Title change |
| 7,160 | Feb 2, 2012 | New Jersey Devils beat Montréal Canadiens 5–3 | Defense |
| 7,639 | Dec 14, 2017 | Montréal Canadiens beat New Jersey Devils 2–1 (OT) | Title change |
| 8,056 | Nov 15, 2022 | New Jersey Devils beat Montréal Canadiens 5–1 | Defense |