Belt game 1,234 · January 6, 1945
Detroit Red Wings take the belt
Detroit Red Wings beat Toronto Maple Leafs 5–2 on the road to start reign 495 of the NHL belt, the 40th for the franchise.
Toronto Maple Leafs had held it since January 4, 1945, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Detroit Red Wings held it for 7 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Montréal Canadiens on January 13, 1945.
495Reign number
40Team's reign
1Defenses
7Days held
Box score
Toronto Maple Leafs
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Davidson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Art Jackson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom O'Neill | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Pete Backor | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Wally Stanowski | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mel Hill | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Lorne Carr | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ted Kennedy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Nick Metz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gus Bodnar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Babe Pratt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Reg Hamilton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Moe Morris | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Frank McCool | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Detroit Red Wings
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Syd Howe | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Joe Carveth | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tony Bukovich | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mud Bruneteau | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jud McAtee | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ted Lindsay | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Earl Seibert | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Harold Jackson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Flash Hollett | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Quackenbush | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Murray Armstrong | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Eddie Bruneteau | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Wochy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Harry Lumley | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: the NHL's own game center.
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