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The 1958–59 season

83 belt games · 29 title changes

Montréal Canadiens carried the belt into the 1958–59 season. It changed hands 29 times among 6 franchises, 5 of those in the playoffs, and Montréal Canadiens finished the season with it. Most defenses: Montréal Canadiens, 34.

Who held it, in order

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Every belt game

Belt gameDateResult
2,227Oct 9, 1958Montréal Canadiens beat Boston Bruins 3–2Defense
2,228Oct 11, 1958Montréal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings 2–0Defense
2,229Oct 12, 1958Boston Bruins beat Montréal Canadiens 4–2Title change
2,230Oct 15, 1958Boston Bruins and New York Rangers tied 4–4Tie · defense
2,231Oct 18, 1958Toronto Maple Leafs beat Boston Bruins 3–2Title change
2,232Oct 19, 1958Detroit Red Wings beat Toronto Maple Leafs 3–1Title change
2,233Oct 23, 1958Detroit Red Wings beat Boston Bruins 3–1Defense
2,234Oct 25, 1958Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Red Wings 3–0Title change
2,235Oct 26, 1958New York Rangers beat Toronto Maple Leafs 3–2Title change
2,236Oct 29, 1958New York Rangers and Boston Bruins tied 2–2Tie · defense
2,237Oct 30, 1958Detroit Red Wings beat New York Rangers 4–1Title change
2,238Nov 1, 1958Boston Bruins beat Detroit Red Wings 3–1Title change
2,239Nov 2, 1958Boston Bruins beat Toronto Maple Leafs 2–0Defense
2,240Nov 8, 1958Toronto Maple Leafs beat Boston Bruins 5–3Title change
2,241Nov 9, 1958Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Red Wings 2–0Defense
2,242Nov 12, 1958Montréal Canadiens beat Toronto Maple Leafs 4–1Title change
2,243Nov 15, 1958Montréal Canadiens beat Chicago Blackhawks 3–1Defense
2,244Nov 16, 1958New York Rangers beat Montréal Canadiens 2–1Title change
2,245Nov 19, 1958New York Rangers beat Toronto Maple Leafs 7–4Defense
2,246Nov 22, 1958New York Rangers and Toronto Maple Leafs tied 2–2Tie · defense
2,247Nov 23, 1958Detroit Red Wings beat New York Rangers 3–1Title change
2,248Nov 26, 1958Detroit Red Wings beat Toronto Maple Leafs 5–2Defense
2,249Nov 27, 1958Detroit Red Wings beat Toronto Maple Leafs 3–2Defense
2,250Nov 29, 1958Montréal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings 6–2Title change
2,251Nov 30, 1958Montréal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings 7–0Defense
2,252Dec 4, 1958Montréal Canadiens and Toronto Maple Leafs tied 2–2Tie · defense
2,253Dec 6, 1958Montréal Canadiens beat New York Rangers 6–0Defense
2,254Dec 7, 1958Montréal Canadiens beat Boston Bruins 4–1Defense
2,255Dec 13, 1958Montréal Canadiens and Detroit Red Wings tied 2–2Tie · defense
2,256Dec 14, 1958Montréal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings 6–1Defense
2,257Dec 18, 1958Montréal Canadiens beat Toronto Maple Leafs 4–1Defense
2,258Dec 20, 1958Montréal Canadiens beat Chicago Blackhawks 4–1Defense
2,259Dec 21, 1958Montréal Canadiens beat Boston Bruins 5–0Defense
2,260Dec 25, 1958Montréal Canadiens beat New York Rangers 4–1Defense
2,261Dec 27, 1958Montréal Canadiens beat Boston Bruins 6–1Defense
2,262Dec 28, 1958New York Rangers beat Montréal Canadiens 5–3Title change
2,263Dec 31, 1958New York Rangers beat Boston Bruins 4–3Defense
2,264Jan 1, 1959New York Rangers beat Boston Bruins 5–2Defense
2,265Jan 3, 1959Montréal Canadiens beat New York Rangers 5–1Title change
2,266Jan 4, 1959Montréal Canadiens and Detroit Red Wings tied 2–2Tie · defense
2,267Jan 8, 1959Montréal Canadiens beat Toronto Maple Leafs 3–0Defense
2,268Jan 10, 1959Montréal Canadiens beat Chicago Blackhawks 1–0Defense
2,269Jan 11, 1959Montréal Canadiens and Boston Bruins tied 3–3Tie · defense
2,270Jan 17, 1959Montréal Canadiens and Boston Bruins tied 3–3Tie · defense
2,271Jan 18, 1959Montréal Canadiens and Chicago Blackhawks tied 1–1Tie · defense
2,272Jan 21, 1959Toronto Maple Leafs beat Montréal Canadiens 3–1Title change
2,273Jan 24, 1959Boston Bruins beat Toronto Maple Leafs 3–1Title change
2,274Jan 25, 1959New York Rangers beat Boston Bruins 8–3Title change
2,275Jan 28, 1959Chicago Blackhawks beat New York Rangers 3–1Title change
2,276Jan 31, 1959Chicago Blackhawks and Montréal Canadiens tied 3–3Tie · defense
2,277Feb 1, 1959Chicago Blackhawks and Montréal Canadiens tied 3–3Tie · defense
2,278Feb 5, 1959Chicago Blackhawks beat Boston Bruins 2–1Defense
2,279Feb 7, 1959Chicago Blackhawks beat New York Rangers 6–3Defense
2,280Feb 8, 1959Chicago Blackhawks beat Toronto Maple Leafs 7–2Defense
2,281Feb 12, 1959Boston Bruins beat Chicago Blackhawks 5–4Title change
2,282Feb 14, 1959Montréal Canadiens beat Boston Bruins 2–1Title change
2,283Feb 15, 1959Montréal Canadiens beat New York Rangers 5–1Defense
2,284Feb 19, 1959Montréal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings 7–0Defense
2,285Feb 21, 1959Montréal Canadiens beat Boston Bruins 6–0Defense
2,286Feb 22, 1959New York Rangers beat Montréal Canadiens 5–1Title change
2,287Feb 25, 1959New York Rangers beat Detroit Red Wings 6–3Defense
2,288Feb 28, 1959Montréal Canadiens beat New York Rangers 6–1Title change
2,289Mar 5, 1959Montréal Canadiens beat Toronto Maple Leafs 2–1Defense
2,290Mar 7, 1959Montréal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings 10–2Defense
2,291Mar 8, 1959Montréal Canadiens beat Chicago Blackhawks 2–1Defense
2,292Mar 10, 1959Montréal Canadiens and Detroit Red Wings tied 5–5Tie · defense
2,293Mar 11, 1959Montréal Canadiens beat Toronto Maple Leafs 6–2Defense
2,294Mar 14, 1959Montréal Canadiens beat Chicago Blackhawks 8–4Defense
2,295Mar 15, 1959Boston Bruins beat Montréal Canadiens 5–3Title change
2,296Mar 18, 1959Boston Bruins beat New York Rangers 5–3Defense
2,297Mar 21, 1959Boston Bruins beat Montréal Canadiens 4–3Defense
2,298Mar 22, 1959Chicago Blackhawks beat Boston Bruins 4–1Title change
2,299Mar 24, 1959Montréal Canadiens beat Chicago Blackhawks 4–2 PlayoffsTitle change
2,300Mar 26, 1959Montréal Canadiens beat Chicago Blackhawks 5–1 PlayoffsDefense
2,301Mar 28, 1959Chicago Blackhawks beat Montréal Canadiens 4–2 PlayoffsTitle change
2,302Mar 31, 1959Chicago Blackhawks beat Montréal Canadiens 3–1 PlayoffsDefense
2,303Apr 2, 1959Montréal Canadiens beat Chicago Blackhawks 4–2 PlayoffsTitle change
2,304Apr 4, 1959Montréal Canadiens beat Chicago Blackhawks 5–4 PlayoffsDefense
2,305Apr 9, 1959Montréal Canadiens beat Toronto Maple Leafs 5–3 PlayoffsDefense
2,306Apr 11, 1959Montréal Canadiens beat Toronto Maple Leafs 3–1 PlayoffsDefense
2,307Apr 14, 1959Toronto Maple Leafs beat Montréal Canadiens 3–2 (OT) PlayoffsTitle change
2,308Apr 16, 1959Montréal Canadiens beat Toronto Maple Leafs 3–2 PlayoffsTitle change
2,309Apr 18, 1959Montréal Canadiens beat Toronto Maple Leafs 5–3 PlayoffsDefense

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