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The 1955–56 season

66 belt games · 25 title changes

Detroit Red Wings carried the belt into the 1955–56 season. It changed hands 25 times among 6 franchises, and Chicago Black Hawks finished the season with it. Most defenses: Montréal Canadiens, 16. Belt MVP: Jean Beliveau (Montréal Canadiens).

Who held it, in order

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Every belt game

Belt gameDateResult
1,994Oct 6, 1955Chicago Black Hawks beat Detroit Red Wings 3–2Title change
1,995Oct 7, 1955New York Rangers beat Chicago Black Hawks 7–4Title change
1,996Oct 9, 1955New York Rangers beat Detroit Red Wings 3–2Defense
1,997Oct 15, 1955Montréal Canadiens beat New York Rangers 4–1Title change
1,998Oct 16, 1955Montréal Canadiens and Chicago Black Hawks tied 2–2Tie · defense
1,999Oct 20, 1955Boston Bruins beat Montréal Canadiens 3–2Title change
2,000Oct 22, 1955Boston Bruins and Detroit Red Wings tied 0–0Tie · defense
2,001Oct 25, 1955Chicago Black Hawks beat Boston Bruins 2–0Title change
2,002Oct 27, 1955Chicago Black Hawks beat Montréal Canadiens 4–1Defense
2,003Oct 29, 1955Toronto Maple Leafs beat Chicago Black Hawks 2–0Title change
2,004Nov 2, 1955Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Red Wings 3–1Defense
2,005Nov 3, 1955Toronto Maple Leafs and Montréal Canadiens tied 3–3Tie · defense
2,006Nov 5, 1955New York Rangers beat Toronto Maple Leafs 3–0Title change
2,007Nov 6, 1955New York Rangers beat Chicago Black Hawks 4–2Defense
2,008Nov 9, 1955New York Rangers and Montréal Canadiens tied 1–1Tie · defense
2,009Nov 10, 1955Boston Bruins beat New York Rangers 5–1Title change
2,010Nov 12, 1955Boston Bruins beat Toronto Maple Leafs 3–2Defense
2,011Nov 13, 1955Boston Bruins and Detroit Red Wings tied 0–0Tie · defense
2,012Nov 18, 1955Chicago Black Hawks beat Boston Bruins 6–1Title change
2,013Nov 19, 1955Detroit Red Wings beat Chicago Black Hawks 4–1Title change
2,014Nov 20, 1955Detroit Red Wings and Chicago Black Hawks tied 1–1Tie · defense
2,015Nov 24, 1955Detroit Red Wings beat Montréal Canadiens 3–2Defense
2,016Nov 27, 1955Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Red Wings 2–1Title change
2,017Nov 30, 1955Toronto Maple Leafs and Detroit Red Wings tied 3–3Tie · defense
2,018Dec 3, 1955Montréal Canadiens beat Toronto Maple Leafs 3–1Title change
2,019Dec 4, 1955Montréal Canadiens beat Chicago Black Hawks 5–1Defense
2,020Dec 8, 1955Montréal Canadiens beat Toronto Maple Leafs 3–1Defense
2,021Dec 10, 1955Montréal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings 4–2Defense
2,022Dec 11, 1955Montréal Canadiens beat Boston Bruins 4–2Defense
2,023Dec 15, 1955Montréal Canadiens beat New York Rangers 2–0Defense
2,024Dec 17, 1955Montréal Canadiens beat Chicago Black Hawks 5–0Defense
2,025Dec 18, 1955Detroit Red Wings beat Montréal Canadiens 2–0Title change
2,026Dec 22, 1955Detroit Red Wings beat Boston Bruins 3–2Defense
2,027Dec 24, 1955Montréal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings 4–2Title change
2,028Dec 25, 1955New York Rangers beat Montréal Canadiens 5–1Title change
2,029Dec 29, 1955Chicago Black Hawks beat New York Rangers 4–2Title change
2,030Dec 31, 1955Montréal Canadiens beat Chicago Black Hawks 7–3Title change
2,031Jan 5, 1956Detroit Red Wings beat Montréal Canadiens 5–2Title change
2,032Jan 8, 1956Detroit Red Wings beat Boston Bruins 4–3Defense
2,033Jan 12, 1956Detroit Red Wings beat New York Rangers 6–0Defense
2,034Jan 14, 1956Detroit Red Wings beat Chicago Black Hawks 3–1Defense
2,035Jan 15, 1956Detroit Red Wings beat Montréal Canadiens 2–0Defense
2,036Jan 19, 1956Detroit Red Wings beat Boston Bruins 4–2Defense
2,037Jan 21, 1956Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Red Wings 4–2Title change
2,038Jan 22, 1956Detroit Red Wings beat Toronto Maple Leafs 4–1Title change
2,039Jan 26, 1956Detroit Red Wings beat New York Rangers 3–2Defense
2,040Jan 27, 1956Detroit Red Wings beat Chicago Black Hawks 7–0Defense
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
2,044Feb 5, 1956Montréal Canadiens and New York Rangers tied 3–3Tie · defense
2,045Feb 8, 1956Montréal Canadiens and Toronto Maple Leafs tied 1–1Tie · defense
2,046Feb 10, 1956Montréal Canadiens beat Chicago Black Hawks 3–1Defense
2,047Feb 12, 1956Montréal Canadiens beat Boston Bruins 7–1Defense
2,048Feb 16, 1956Montréal Canadiens beat Toronto Maple Leafs 8–1Defense
2,049Feb 18, 1956Montréal Canadiens beat New York Rangers 9–4Defense
2,050Feb 23, 1956Montréal Canadiens beat New York Rangers 5–2Defense
2,051Feb 25, 1956Montréal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings 5–1Defense
2,052Feb 29, 1956Toronto Maple Leafs beat Montréal Canadiens 4–1Title change
2,053Mar 3, 1956Toronto Maple Leafs and Detroit Red Wings tied 2–2Tie · defense
2,054Mar 4, 1956Toronto Maple Leafs and Boston Bruins tied 2–2Tie · defense
2,055Mar 8, 1956Montréal Canadiens beat Toronto Maple Leafs 4–3Title change
2,056Mar 10, 1956Boston Bruins beat Montréal Canadiens 4–0Title change
2,057Mar 11, 1956Boston Bruins beat Montréal Canadiens 3–1Defense
2,058Mar 13, 1956Boston Bruins beat Detroit Red Wings 4–0Defense
2,059Mar 18, 1956Chicago Black Hawks beat Boston Bruins 3–2Title change

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