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The 1968–69 season

87 belt games · 35 title changes

Pittsburgh Penguins carried the belt into the 1968–69 season. It changed hands 35 times among 12 franchises, 3 of those in the playoffs, and Montréal Canadiens finished the season with it. Most defenses: Boston Bruins, 24.

Who held it, in order

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Every belt game

Belt gameDateResult
3,013Oct 12, 1968Pittsburgh Penguins and Montréal Canadiens tied 1–1Tie · defense
3,014Oct 16, 1968Pittsburgh Penguins and Toronto Maple Leafs tied 2–2Tie · defense
3,015Oct 17, 1968Philadelphia Flyers beat Pittsburgh Penguins 3–0Title change
3,016Oct 24, 1968Philadelphia Flyers and Minnesota North Stars tied 3–3Tie · defense
3,017Oct 26, 1968Los Angeles Kings beat Philadelphia Flyers 6–2Title change
3,018Oct 30, 1968Chicago Blackhawks beat Los Angeles Kings 4–2Title change
3,019Nov 1, 1968Oakland Seals beat Chicago Blackhawks 5–2Title change
3,020Nov 3, 1968Pittsburgh Penguins beat Oakland Seals 3–1Title change
3,021Nov 6, 1968St. Louis Blues beat Pittsburgh Penguins 3–1Title change
3,022Nov 7, 1968St. Louis Blues beat Philadelphia Flyers 8–0Defense
3,023Nov 9, 1968Montréal Canadiens beat St. Louis Blues 4–1Title change
3,024Nov 10, 1968Montréal Canadiens and Detroit Red Wings tied 4–4Tie · defense
3,025Nov 14, 1968Toronto Maple Leafs beat Montréal Canadiens 5–3Title change
3,026Nov 16, 1968Toronto Maple Leafs beat Chicago Blackhawks 3–1Defense
3,027Nov 17, 1968Toronto Maple Leafs and Chicago Blackhawks tied 1–1Tie · defense
3,028Nov 20, 1968Toronto Maple Leafs beat Pittsburgh Penguins 5–2Defense
3,029Nov 23, 1968Detroit Red Wings beat Toronto Maple Leafs 5–2Title change
3,030Nov 27, 1968Detroit Red Wings beat Philadelphia Flyers 5–2Defense
3,031Nov 28, 1968St. Louis Blues beat Detroit Red Wings 3–1Title change
3,032Nov 30, 1968St. Louis Blues beat Philadelphia Flyers 1–0Defense
3,033Dec 4, 1968St. Louis Blues and Chicago Blackhawks tied 3–3Tie · defense
3,034Dec 7, 1968St. Louis Blues and Pittsburgh Penguins tied 1–1Tie · defense
3,035Dec 8, 1968St. Louis Blues and Philadelphia Flyers tied 4–4Tie · defense
3,036Dec 11, 1968Chicago Blackhawks beat St. Louis Blues 6–3Title change
3,037Dec 14, 1968Boston Bruins beat Chicago Blackhawks 10–5Title change
3,038Dec 15, 1968Boston Bruins beat Pittsburgh Penguins 5–3Defense
3,039Dec 19, 1968Boston Bruins beat Los Angeles Kings 6–4Defense
3,040Dec 21, 1968Boston Bruins and Montréal Canadiens tied 0–0Tie · defense
3,041Dec 22, 1968Boston Bruins beat Montréal Canadiens 7–5Defense
3,042Dec 25, 1968Oakland Seals beat Boston Bruins 3–1Title change
3,043Dec 26, 1968New York Rangers beat Oakland Seals 3–1Title change
3,044Dec 28, 1968Montréal Canadiens beat New York Rangers 5–3Title change
3,045Dec 29, 1968New York Rangers beat Montréal Canadiens 3–1Title change
3,046Jan 2, 1969Boston Bruins beat New York Rangers 4–2Title change
3,047Jan 4, 1969Boston Bruins and Minnesota North Stars tied 2–2Tie · defense
3,048Jan 9, 1969Boston Bruins beat Toronto Maple Leafs 3–2Defense
3,049Jan 11, 1969Boston Bruins beat Montréal Canadiens 6–3Defense
3,050Jan 12, 1969Boston Bruins beat Pittsburgh Penguins 8–4Defense
3,051Jan 15, 1969Boston Bruins and Toronto Maple Leafs tied 5–5Tie · defense
3,052Jan 16, 1969Boston Bruins beat Minnesota North Stars 5–1Defense
3,053Jan 18, 1969Boston Bruins beat Philadelphia Flyers 5–3Defense
3,054Jan 19, 1969Boston Bruins beat Toronto Maple Leafs 5–3Defense
3,055Jan 23, 1969Boston Bruins and Detroit Red Wings tied 2–2Tie · defense
3,056Jan 25, 1969Boston Bruins beat St. Louis Blues 4–0Defense
3,057Jan 26, 1969Boston Bruins beat Minnesota North Stars 4–3Defense
3,058Jan 29, 1969Boston Bruins and Oakland Seals tied 3–3Tie · defense
3,059Jan 30, 1969Boston Bruins beat Los Angeles Kings 7–5Defense
3,060Feb 2, 1969Boston Bruins beat Detroit Red Wings 4–2Defense
3,061Feb 5, 1969Boston Bruins beat Chicago Blackhawks 7–2Defense
3,062Feb 6, 1969St. Louis Blues beat Boston Bruins 3–1Title change
3,063Feb 8, 1969New York Rangers beat St. Louis Blues 2–0Title change
3,064Feb 9, 1969New York Rangers and Philadelphia Flyers tied 3–3Tie · defense
3,065Feb 12, 1969Oakland Seals beat New York Rangers 3–2Title change
3,066Feb 15, 1969Oakland Seals and Pittsburgh Penguins tied 4–4Tie · defense
3,067Feb 16, 1969Philadelphia Flyers beat Oakland Seals 3–2Title change
3,068Feb 19, 1969St. Louis Blues beat Philadelphia Flyers 3–1Title change
3,069Feb 21, 1969Oakland Seals beat St. Louis Blues 3–2Title change
3,070Feb 23, 1969Los Angeles Kings beat Oakland Seals 4–3Title change
3,071Feb 24, 1969Los Angeles Kings and Minnesota North Stars tied 1–1Tie · defense
3,072Feb 26, 1969Boston Bruins beat Los Angeles Kings 4–2Title change
3,073Feb 27, 1969Boston Bruins beat Oakland Seals 9–0Defense
3,074Mar 1, 1969Boston Bruins beat New York Rangers 8–5Defense
3,075Mar 2, 1969Boston Bruins beat Pittsburgh Penguins 4–0Defense
3,076Mar 5, 1969Boston Bruins and Detroit Red Wings tied 2–2Tie · defense
3,077Mar 8, 1969Detroit Red Wings beat Boston Bruins 7–4Title change
3,078Mar 15, 1969St. Louis Blues beat Detroit Red Wings 3–2Title change
3,079Mar 16, 1969Minnesota North Stars beat St. Louis Blues 3–2Title change
3,080Mar 19, 1969New York Rangers beat Minnesota North Stars 4–2Title change
3,081Mar 22, 1969Montréal Canadiens beat New York Rangers 3–1Title change
3,082Mar 26, 1969Toronto Maple Leafs beat Montréal Canadiens 6–4Title change
3,083Mar 27, 1969Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Red Wings 4–2Defense
3,084Mar 29, 1969New York Rangers beat Toronto Maple Leafs 4–2Title change
3,085Mar 30, 1969New York Rangers beat Toronto Maple Leafs 4–0Defense
3,086Apr 2, 1969Montréal Canadiens beat New York Rangers 3–1 PlayoffsTitle change
3,087Apr 3, 1969Montréal Canadiens beat New York Rangers 5–2 PlayoffsDefense
3,088Apr 5, 1969Montréal Canadiens beat New York Rangers 4–1 PlayoffsDefense
3,089Apr 6, 1969Montréal Canadiens beat New York Rangers 4–3 PlayoffsDefense
3,090Apr 10, 1969Montréal Canadiens beat Boston Bruins 3–2 (OT) PlayoffsDefense
3,091Apr 13, 1969Montréal Canadiens beat Boston Bruins 4–3 (OT) PlayoffsDefense
3,092Apr 17, 1969Boston Bruins beat Montréal Canadiens 5–0 PlayoffsTitle change
3,093Apr 20, 1969Boston Bruins beat Montréal Canadiens 3–2 PlayoffsDefense
3,094Apr 22, 1969Montréal Canadiens beat Boston Bruins 4–2 PlayoffsTitle change
3,095Apr 24, 1969Montréal Canadiens beat Boston Bruins 2–1 (2OT) PlayoffsDefense
3,096Apr 27, 1969Montréal Canadiens beat St. Louis Blues 3–1 PlayoffsDefense
3,097Apr 29, 1969Montréal Canadiens beat St. Louis Blues 3–1 PlayoffsDefense
3,098May 1, 1969Montréal Canadiens beat St. Louis Blues 4–0 PlayoffsDefense
3,099May 4, 1969Montréal Canadiens beat St. Louis Blues 2–1 PlayoffsDefense

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