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The 1965–66 season

77 belt games · 20 title changes

Montréal Canadiens carried the belt into the 1965–66 season. It changed hands 20 times among 6 franchises, 2 of those in the playoffs, and Montréal Canadiens finished the season with it. Most defenses: Montréal Canadiens, 29. Belt MVP: Jean Beliveau (Montréal Canadiens).

Who held it, in order

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Every belt game

Belt gameDateResult
2,785Oct 23, 1965Montréal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings 8–1Defense
2,786Oct 24, 1965Montréal Canadiens beat New York Rangers 4–3Defense
2,787Oct 27, 1965Montréal Canadiens beat New York Rangers 4–3Defense
2,788Oct 30, 1965Chicago Black Hawks beat Montréal Canadiens 6–4Title change
2,789Nov 3, 1965Chicago Black Hawks and Boston Bruins tied 2–2Tie · defense
2,790Nov 7, 1965Chicago Black Hawks beat Toronto Maple Leafs 9–0Defense
2,791Nov 10, 1965Chicago Black Hawks beat Detroit Red Wings 5–2Defense
2,792Nov 13, 1965Montréal Canadiens beat Chicago Black Hawks 5–2Title change
2,793Nov 14, 1965Montréal Canadiens and Detroit Red Wings tied 2–2Tie · defense
2,794Nov 18, 1965Toronto Maple Leafs beat Montréal Canadiens 3–1Title change
2,795Nov 20, 1965Toronto Maple Leafs beat Chicago Black Hawks 3–1Defense
2,796Nov 21, 1965Toronto Maple Leafs beat Chicago Black Hawks 7–3Defense
2,797Nov 24, 1965Montréal Canadiens beat Toronto Maple Leafs 2–1Title change
2,798Nov 27, 1965Montréal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings 3–2Defense
2,799Nov 28, 1965Montréal Canadiens beat Chicago Black Hawks 2–1Defense
2,800Dec 4, 1965Montréal Canadiens beat New York Rangers 4–3Defense
2,801Dec 5, 1965Montréal Canadiens and Boston Bruins tied 4–4Tie · defense
2,802Dec 8, 1965Montréal Canadiens beat Boston Bruins 8–3Defense
2,803Dec 11, 1965Montréal Canadiens beat Chicago Black Hawks 2–1Defense
2,804Dec 12, 1965Montréal Canadiens beat Chicago Black Hawks 5–3Defense
2,805Dec 16, 1965Toronto Maple Leafs beat Montréal Canadiens 3–2Title change
2,806Dec 18, 1965Toronto Maple Leafs beat New York Rangers 8–4Defense
2,807Dec 19, 1965Toronto Maple Leafs beat Boston Bruins 3–1Defense
2,808Dec 25, 1965Toronto Maple Leafs beat Chicago Black Hawks 5–3Defense
2,809Dec 26, 1965Toronto Maple Leafs and Chicago Black Hawks tied 1–1Tie · defense
2,810Dec 29, 1965Toronto Maple Leafs beat Montréal Canadiens 3–2Defense
2,811Jan 1, 1966Toronto Maple Leafs beat Boston Bruins 6–3Defense
2,812Jan 2, 1966Detroit Red Wings beat Toronto Maple Leafs 4–0Title change
2,813Jan 6, 1966Detroit Red Wings beat Boston Bruins 5–3Defense
2,814Jan 8, 1966Detroit Red Wings beat Toronto Maple Leafs 3–1Defense
2,815Jan 9, 1966Detroit Red Wings beat Montréal Canadiens 4–2Defense
2,816Jan 15, 1966Detroit Red Wings and New York Rangers tied 4–4Tie · defense
2,817Jan 16, 1966Detroit Red Wings beat Toronto Maple Leafs 4–0Defense
2,818Jan 20, 1966Detroit Red Wings beat Montréal Canadiens 5–2Defense
2,819Jan 22, 1966Detroit Red Wings beat Montréal Canadiens 3–0Defense
2,820Jan 23, 1966Detroit Red Wings beat New York Rangers 5–1Defense
2,821Jan 26, 1966New York Rangers beat Detroit Red Wings 4–3Title change
2,822Jan 29, 1966Montréal Canadiens beat New York Rangers 6–2Title change
2,823Jan 30, 1966Montréal Canadiens beat Boston Bruins 3–1Defense
2,824Feb 3, 1966Montréal Canadiens beat Toronto Maple Leafs 5–4Defense
2,825Feb 5, 1966Montréal Canadiens and Detroit Red Wings tied 2–2Tie · defense
2,826Feb 6, 1966Montréal Canadiens beat New York Rangers 4–0Defense
2,827Feb 10, 1966Boston Bruins beat Montréal Canadiens 2–0Title change
2,828Feb 12, 1966New York Rangers beat Boston Bruins 9–2Title change
2,829Feb 13, 1966Chicago Black Hawks beat New York Rangers 6–1Title change
2,830Feb 16, 1966Chicago Black Hawks beat New York Rangers 5–2Defense
2,831Feb 19, 1966Montréal Canadiens beat Chicago Black Hawks 5–2Title change
2,832Feb 20, 1966Montréal Canadiens beat New York Rangers 5–3Defense
2,833Feb 23, 1966Montréal Canadiens beat Boston Bruins 3–2Defense
2,834Feb 26, 1966Montréal Canadiens beat New York Rangers 4–3Defense
2,835Feb 27, 1966Montréal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings 5–3Defense
2,836Mar 2, 1966Montréal Canadiens and Toronto Maple Leafs tied 3–3Tie · defense
2,837Mar 3, 1966Toronto Maple Leafs beat Montréal Canadiens 4–0Title change
2,838Mar 5, 1966Toronto Maple Leafs beat Chicago Black Hawks 5–0Defense
2,839Mar 6, 1966Toronto Maple Leafs beat Boston Bruins 5–3Defense
2,840Mar 9, 1966Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Red Wings 1–0Defense
2,841Mar 12, 1966Toronto Maple Leafs beat Boston Bruins 6–0Defense
2,842Mar 13, 1966Chicago Black Hawks beat Toronto Maple Leafs 5–1Title change
2,843Mar 16, 1966Chicago Black Hawks beat Detroit Red Wings 4–1Defense
2,844Mar 19, 1966Toronto Maple Leafs beat Chicago Black Hawks 4–2Title change
2,845Mar 20, 1966Detroit Red Wings beat Toronto Maple Leafs 6–1Title change
2,846Mar 23, 1966Detroit Red Wings beat New York Rangers 2–1Defense
2,847Mar 26, 1966Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Red Wings 3–1Title change
2,848Mar 27, 1966Toronto Maple Leafs beat New York Rangers 5–1Defense
2,849Mar 30, 1966Montréal Canadiens beat Toronto Maple Leafs 3–1Title change
2,850Apr 2, 1966Montréal Canadiens beat Chicago Black Hawks 8–3Defense
2,851Apr 3, 1966Montréal Canadiens beat New York Rangers 4–1Defense
2,852Apr 7, 1966Montréal Canadiens beat Toronto Maple Leafs 4–3 PlayoffsDefense
2,853Apr 9, 1966Montréal Canadiens beat Toronto Maple Leafs 2–0 PlayoffsDefense
2,854Apr 12, 1966Montréal Canadiens beat Toronto Maple Leafs 5–2 PlayoffsDefense
2,855Apr 14, 1966Montréal Canadiens beat Toronto Maple Leafs 4–1 PlayoffsDefense
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

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