Belt game 1,077 · March 26, 1942 · playoffs
Detroit Red Wings take the belt
Detroit Red Wings beat Montréal Canadiens 6–2 at home to start reign 443 of the NHL belt, the 29th for the franchise.
Montréal Canadiens had held it since March 24, 1942, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Detroit Red Wings held it for 17 days and 5 defenses, then lost it to Toronto Maple Leafs on April 12, 1942.
443Reign number
29Team's reign
5Defenses
17Days held
Box score
Detroit Red Wings
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carl Liscombe | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mud Bruneteau | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Alex Motter | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Syd Howe | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Sid Abel | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Joe Carveth | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Eddie Bush | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Grosso | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Eddie Wares | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gerry Brown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Adam Brown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Pat McReavy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jack Stewart | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jimmy Orlando | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Johnny Mowers | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | — |
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerry Heffernan | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Charlie Sands | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Haggarty | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| John Quilty | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Butch Bouchard | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Joe Benoit | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Toe Blake | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ray Getliffe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Red Heron | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Terry Reardon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Buddy O'Connor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Red Goupille | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jack Portland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Reardon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Bibeault | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | — |
Box scores: the NHL's own game center.
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