Belt game 1,111 · December 31, 1942
Detroit Red Wings take the belt
Detroit Red Wings beat New York Rangers 2–0 on the road to start reign 452 of the NHL belt, the 30th for the franchise.
New York Rangers had held it since December 27, 1942, with 1 defense over 4 days.
Detroit Red Wings held it for 3 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Boston Bruins on January 3, 1943.
452Reign number
30Team's reign
1Defenses
3Days held
Box score
New York Rangers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alf Pike | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Kirkpatrick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Watson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Grant Warwick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Lynn Patrick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Clint Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Hank Goldup | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bryan Hextall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Scotty Cameron | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ott Heller | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gord Davidson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Red Garrett | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Vic Myles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Franks | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Detroit Red Wings
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sid Abel | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Joe Carveth | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Alex Motter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Carl Liscombe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Syd Howe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mud Bruneteau | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Grosso | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Eddie Wares | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Connie Brown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Harry Watson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jack Stewart | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jimmy Orlando | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Cully Simon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Johnny Mowers | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: the NHL's own game center.