The NHL Belt · rivalry
Montréal Canadiens vs. Washington Capitals
23Belt meetings
12Canadiens wins
10Capitals wins
6Title changes
Montréal Canadiens and Washington Capitals have met 23 times with the NHL belt on the line, from March 14, 1976 to January 9, 2017. The belt changed hands in 6 of those games. Montréal Canadiens lead the belt series 12–10, with 1 tie.
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3,704 | Mar 14, 1976 | Montréal Canadiens beat Washington Capitals 5–1 | Defense |
| 3,816 | Oct 19, 1977 | Montréal Canadiens beat Washington Capitals 5–3 | Defense |
| 3,819 | Oct 24, 1977 | Montréal Canadiens beat Washington Capitals 5–1 | Defense |
| 3,868 | Feb 17, 1978 | Montréal Canadiens beat Washington Capitals 8–2 | Defense |
| 3,909 | Nov 8, 1978 | Montréal Canadiens beat Washington Capitals 6–0 | Defense |
| 3,949 | Feb 4, 1979 | Montréal Canadiens beat Washington Capitals 8–4 | Defense |
| 3,951 | Feb 17, 1979 | Montréal Canadiens beat Washington Capitals 2–0 | Defense |
| 3,956 | Feb 25, 1979 | Montréal Canadiens beat Washington Capitals 8–5 | Defense |
| 4,050 | Feb 19, 1980 | Washington Capitals beat Montréal Canadiens 3–1 | Title change |
| 4,353 | Feb 26, 1983 | Montréal Canadiens beat Washington Capitals 4–1 | Title change |
| 4,416 | Nov 26, 1983 | Washington Capitals beat Montréal Canadiens 5–2 | Title change |
| 4,525 | Dec 20, 1984 | Washington Capitals and Montréal Canadiens tied 2–2 (OT) | Tie · defense |
| 4,612 | Nov 27, 1985 | Washington Capitals beat Montréal Canadiens 5–3 | Defense |
| 4,994 | Oct 16, 1989 | Washington Capitals beat Montréal Canadiens 4–3 (OT) | Defense |
| 5,215 | Nov 27, 1991 | Washington Capitals beat Montréal Canadiens 3–1 | Title change |
| 5,628 | Jan 31, 1996 | Montréal Canadiens beat Washington Capitals 5–3 | Defense |
| 6,158 | Feb 17, 2001 | Washington Capitals beat Montréal Canadiens 6–3 | Defense |
| 6,160 | Feb 23, 2001 | Washington Capitals beat Montréal Canadiens 3–1 | Defense |
| 6,765 | Jan 29, 2008 | Montréal Canadiens beat Washington Capitals 4–0 | Defense |
| 6,766 | Jan 31, 2008 | Washington Capitals beat Montréal Canadiens 5–4 (OT) | Title change |
| 6,958 | Feb 10, 2010 | Montréal Canadiens beat Washington Capitals 6–5 (OT) | Title change |
| 7,458 | Dec 3, 2015 | Washington Capitals beat Montréal Canadiens 3–2 | Defense |
| 7,563 | Jan 9, 2017 | Washington Capitals beat Montréal Canadiens 4–1 | Defense |