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The 1966–67 season

79 belt games · 24 title changes

Montréal Canadiens carried the belt into the 1966–67 season. It changed hands 24 times among 6 franchises, 3 of those in the playoffs, and Toronto Maple Leafs finished the season with it. Most defenses: Chicago Black Hawks, 21. Belt MVP: Stan Mikita (Chicago Black Hawks).

Who held it, in order

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Every belt game

Belt gameDateResult
2,862Oct 22, 1966Montréal Canadiens beat Boston Bruins 3–1Defense
2,863Oct 23, 1966Montréal Canadiens beat Boston Bruins 3–2Defense
2,864Oct 26, 1966Chicago Black Hawks beat Montréal Canadiens 5–3Title change
2,865Nov 1, 1966Boston Bruins beat Chicago Black Hawks 3–2Title change
2,866Nov 3, 1966New York Rangers beat Boston Bruins 7–1Title change
2,867Nov 5, 1966Toronto Maple Leafs beat New York Rangers 3–1Title change
2,868Nov 6, 1966Toronto Maple Leafs and New York Rangers tied 3–3Tie · defense
2,869Nov 9, 1966Toronto Maple Leafs beat Montréal Canadiens 3–2Defense
2,870Nov 10, 1966Boston Bruins beat Toronto Maple Leafs 4–0Title change
2,871Nov 13, 1966Boston Bruins beat Montréal Canadiens 2–1Defense
2,872Nov 19, 1966Boston Bruins and New York Rangers tied 3–3Tie · defense
2,873Nov 20, 1966Boston Bruins beat Detroit Red Wings 5–2Defense
2,874Nov 23, 1966New York Rangers beat Boston Bruins 5–4Title change
2,875Nov 26, 1966New York Rangers beat Chicago Black Hawks 4–1Defense
2,876Nov 27, 1966New York Rangers beat Toronto Maple Leafs 5–0Defense
2,877Nov 30, 1966New York Rangers beat Chicago Black Hawks 5–0Defense
2,878Dec 3, 1966New York Rangers and Boston Bruins tied 2–2Tie · defense
2,879Dec 4, 1966Montréal Canadiens beat New York Rangers 3–1Title change
2,880Dec 7, 1966Montréal Canadiens beat Toronto Maple Leafs 6–3Defense
2,881Dec 10, 1966Montréal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings 5–1Defense
2,882Dec 11, 1966New York Rangers beat Montréal Canadiens 4–2Title change
2,883Dec 14, 1966New York Rangers beat Detroit Red Wings 4–1Defense
2,884Dec 17, 1966New York Rangers beat Toronto Maple Leafs 3–1Defense
2,885Dec 18, 1966Detroit Red Wings beat New York Rangers 5–0Title change
2,886Dec 21, 1966Chicago Black Hawks beat Detroit Red Wings 6–4Title change
2,887Dec 25, 1966New York Rangers beat Chicago Black Hawks 1–0Title change
2,888Dec 27, 1966Chicago Black Hawks beat New York Rangers 3–2Title change
2,889Dec 31, 1966Chicago Black Hawks beat Toronto Maple Leafs 5–1Defense
2,890Jan 1, 1967Chicago Black Hawks beat Boston Bruins 3–2Defense
2,891Jan 4, 1967Chicago Black Hawks and Montréal Canadiens tied 2–2Tie · defense
2,892Jan 5, 1967Detroit Red Wings beat Chicago Black Hawks 6–4Title change
2,893Jan 7, 1967Montréal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings 4–3Title change
2,894Jan 8, 1967New York Rangers beat Montréal Canadiens 2–1Title change
2,895Jan 12, 1967New York Rangers beat Boston Bruins 3–0Defense
2,896Jan 14, 1967Chicago Black Hawks beat New York Rangers 5–3Title change
2,897Jan 15, 1967Chicago Black Hawks beat Toronto Maple Leafs 4–0Defense
2,898Jan 19, 1967Chicago Black Hawks beat Boston Bruins 4–2Defense
2,899Jan 21, 1967Chicago Black Hawks and Montréal Canadiens tied 3–3Tie · defense
2,900Jan 22, 1967Chicago Black Hawks beat Montréal Canadiens 4–1Defense
2,901Jan 26, 1967Chicago Black Hawks beat Detroit Red Wings 4–3Defense
2,902Jan 28, 1967Chicago Black Hawks beat Toronto Maple Leafs 5–2Defense
2,903Jan 29, 1967Chicago Black Hawks beat Toronto Maple Leafs 5–1Defense
2,904Feb 1, 1967Chicago Black Hawks beat Boston Bruins 6–1Defense
2,905Feb 4, 1967Chicago Black Hawks and Montréal Canadiens tied 3–3Tie · defense
2,906Feb 5, 1967Chicago Black Hawks beat Boston Bruins 5–0Defense
2,907Feb 8, 1967Chicago Black Hawks beat Montréal Canadiens 5–0Defense
2,908Feb 11, 1967Chicago Black Hawks and Toronto Maple Leafs tied 4–4Tie · defense
2,909Feb 12, 1967Chicago Black Hawks beat Detroit Red Wings 3–2Defense
2,910Feb 16, 1967Chicago Black Hawks beat Detroit Red Wings 5–1Defense
2,911Feb 18, 1967New York Rangers beat Chicago Black Hawks 4–1Title change
2,912Feb 19, 1967New York Rangers beat Chicago Black Hawks 3–2Defense
2,913Feb 22, 1967New York Rangers beat Detroit Red Wings 1–0Defense
2,914Feb 25, 1967New York Rangers beat Montréal Canadiens 5–0Defense
2,915Feb 26, 1967Toronto Maple Leafs beat New York Rangers 4–2Title change
2,916Mar 1, 1967Toronto Maple Leafs and Montréal Canadiens tied 1–1Tie · defense
2,917Mar 4, 1967Toronto Maple Leafs beat Chicago Black Hawks 3–0Defense
2,918Mar 5, 1967Chicago Black Hawks beat Toronto Maple Leafs 5–2Title change
2,919Mar 8, 1967Chicago Black Hawks beat Boston Bruins 3–1Defense
2,920Mar 11, 1967Chicago Black Hawks and Montréal Canadiens tied 3–3Tie · defense
2,921Mar 12, 1967Chicago Black Hawks beat Toronto Maple Leafs 5–0Defense
2,922Mar 15, 1967Chicago Black Hawks beat New York Rangers 3–1Defense
2,923Mar 18, 1967Toronto Maple Leafs beat Chicago Black Hawks 9–5Title change
2,924Mar 19, 1967Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Red Wings 6–5Defense
2,925Mar 22, 1967Montréal Canadiens beat Toronto Maple Leafs 5–3Title change
2,926Mar 25, 1967Montréal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings 4–1Defense
2,927Mar 26, 1967Montréal Canadiens beat Boston Bruins 6–3Defense
2,928Mar 29, 1967Montréal Canadiens beat Toronto Maple Leafs 5–3Defense
2,929Apr 1, 1967Montréal Canadiens beat Chicago Black Hawks 5–4Defense
2,930Apr 2, 1967Montréal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings 4–2Defense
2,931Apr 6, 1967Montréal Canadiens beat New York Rangers 6–4 PlayoffsDefense
2,932Apr 8, 1967Montréal Canadiens beat New York Rangers 3–1 PlayoffsDefense
2,933Apr 11, 1967Montréal Canadiens beat New York Rangers 3–2 PlayoffsDefense
2,934Apr 13, 1967Montréal Canadiens beat New York Rangers 2–1 (OT) PlayoffsDefense
2,935Apr 20, 1967Montréal Canadiens beat Toronto Maple Leafs 6–2 PlayoffsDefense
2,936Apr 22, 1967Toronto Maple Leafs beat Montréal Canadiens 3–0 PlayoffsTitle change
2,937Apr 25, 1967Toronto Maple Leafs beat Montréal Canadiens 3–2 (2OT) PlayoffsDefense
2,938Apr 27, 1967Montréal Canadiens beat Toronto Maple Leafs 6–2 PlayoffsTitle change
2,939Apr 29, 1967Toronto Maple Leafs beat Montréal Canadiens 4–1 PlayoffsTitle change
2,940May 2, 1967Toronto Maple Leafs beat Montréal Canadiens 3–1 PlayoffsDefense

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