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Belt game 1,203 · March 23, 1944 · playoffs

Detroit Red Wings take the belt

Detroit Red Wings beat Chicago Black Hawks 4–1 at home to start reign 486 of the NHL belt, the 38th for the franchise.

Chicago Black Hawks had held it since March 19, 1944, with 1 defense over 4 days.

Detroit Red Wings held it for 3 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Chicago Blackhawks on March 26, 1944.

486Reign number
38Team's reign
0Defenses
3Days held

Box score

Detroit Red Wings

PlayerGAPTS+/-PIMSOGHITSVSA
Syd Howe1230000——
Mud Bruneteau1010000——
Don Grosso1010000——
Joe Carveth1010200——
Murray Armstrong0000000——
Carl Liscombe0000000——
Adam Brown0000200——
Bill Jennings0000000——
Ken Kilrea0000000——
Cully Simon0000200——
Harold Jackson0000000——
Flash Hollett0000400——
Connie Dion————0——0—

Chicago Black Hawks

PlayerGAPTS+/-PIMSOGHITSVSA
George Allen1010000——
Cully Dahlstrom0110000——
Virgil Johnson0110200——
Clint Smith0000000——
Fido Purpur0000000——
Mush March0000000——
Doug Bentley0000000——
Jacques Toupin0000000——
Bill Mosienko0000200——
Art Wiebe0000000——
Joe Cooper0000200——
Earl Seibert0000200——
Mike Karakas————0——0—

Box scores: the NHL's own game center.

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