Belt game 1,120 · January 21, 1943
Detroit Red Wings take the belt
Detroit Red Wings beat Boston Bruins 3–2 at home to start reign 458 of the NHL belt, the 31st for the franchise.
Boston Bruins had held it since January 19, 1943, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Detroit Red Wings held it for 10 days and 3 defenses, then lost it to Montréal Canadiens on January 31, 1943.
458Reign number
31Team's reign
3Defenses
10Days held
Box score
Detroit Red Wings
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Wares | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mud Bruneteau | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Grosso | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Sid Abel | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jack Stewart | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jimmy Orlando | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 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 | — | — |
| Bill Jennings | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Harry Watson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Les Douglas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Cully Simon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Johnny Mowers | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Boston Bruins
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flash Hollett | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jackie Schmidt | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Buzz Boll | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Art Jackson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Herb Cain | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Irwin Boyd | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Cowley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bep Guidolin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Busher Jackson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Murph Chamberlain | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jack Crawford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jack Shewchuk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Frank Brimsek | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: the NHL's own game center.