Belt game 1,124 · January 31, 1943
Montréal Canadiens take the belt
Montréal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings 4–3 on the road to start reign 459 of the NHL belt, the 67th for the franchise.
Detroit Red Wings had held it since January 21, 1943, with 3 defenses over 10 days.
Montréal Canadiens held it for 7 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Boston Bruins on February 7, 1943.
459Reign number
67Team's reign
1Defenses
7Days held
Box score
Detroit Red Wings
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Syd Howe | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Eddie Wares | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Sid Abel | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Joe Carveth | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jack Stewart | 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 | — | — |
| Mud Bruneteau | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Grosso | 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 | — | — |
| Jimmy Orlando | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Cully Simon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Johnny Mowers | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leo Lamoureux | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gordie Drillon | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dutch Hiller | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Buddy O'Connor | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jack Portland | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Joe Benoit | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Toe Blake | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Charlie Sands | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ray Getliffe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Elmer Lach | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Glen Harmon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Charlie Phillips | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Butch Bouchard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Bibeault | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: the NHL's own game center.
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