Belt game 1,216 · November 12, 1944
Detroit Red Wings take the belt
Detroit Red Wings beat Toronto Maple Leafs 4–2 at home to start reign 490 of the NHL belt, the 39th for the franchise.
Toronto Maple Leafs had held it since November 2, 1944, with 3 defenses over 10 days.
Detroit Red Wings held it for 14 days and 5 defenses, then lost it to Chicago Blackhawks on November 26, 1944.
490Reign number
39Team's reign
5Defenses
14Days held
Box score
Detroit Red Wings
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Murray Armstrong | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Syd Howe | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Grosso | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jud McAtee | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Joe Carveth | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ted Lindsay | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Lorrain Thibeault | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Wochy | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Flash Hollett | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Quackenbush | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mud Bruneteau | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Cully Simon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Harold Jackson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Connie Dion | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Toronto Maple Leafs
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Babe Pratt | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mel Hill | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Davidson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Lorne Carr | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ted Kennedy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Sweeney Schriner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Nick Metz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Ezinicki | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom O'Neill | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gus Bodnar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Reg Hamilton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ross Johnstone | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Pete Backor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Frank McCool | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: the NHL's own game center.
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