Belt game 1,167 · December 23, 1943
Detroit Red Wings take the belt
Detroit Red Wings beat New York Rangers 5–3 at home to start reign 472 of the NHL belt, the 34th for the franchise.
New York Rangers had held it since December 12, 1943, with 1 defense over 11 days.
Detroit Red Wings held it for 5 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Boston Bruins on December 28, 1943.
472Reign number
34Team's reign
1Defenses
5Days held
Box score
Detroit Red Wings
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carl Liscombe | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Syd Howe | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mud Bruneteau | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Grosso | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Joe Carveth | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Adam Brown | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Harold Jackson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Pat Egan | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Quackenbush | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Nakina Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Cully Simon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Normie Smith | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
New York Rangers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Mahaffy | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ott Heller | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Grant Warwick | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ab DeMarco | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Billy Gooden | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dutch Hiller | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Fern Gauthier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ozzie Aubuchon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jack McDonald | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bryan Hextall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Roger Leger | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bucko McDonald | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Harry Lumley | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ken McAuley | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: the NHL's own game center.