Belt game 1,258 · March 18, 1945
Chicago Black Hawks take the belt
Chicago Black Hawks beat Detroit Red Wings 5–3 on the road to start reign 499 of the NHL belt, the 45th for the franchise.
Detroit Red Wings had held it since March 17, 1945, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Chicago Black Hawks held it for 223 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Montréal Canadiens on October 27, 1945.
499Reign number
45Team's reign
1Defenses
223Days held
Box score
Detroit Red Wings
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Carveth | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Syd Howe | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mud Bruneteau | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Eddie Bruneteau | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Quackenbush | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Earl Seibert | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Murray Armstrong | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Carl Liscombe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Wochy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jud McAtee | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tony Bukovich | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Harold Jackson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Flash Hollett | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Harry Lumley | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Chicago Black Hawks
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Mosienko | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Clint Smith | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mush March | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Pete Horeck | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Butch McDonald | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Grosso | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| John Harms | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Russ Brayshaw | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Joe Cooper | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Wilf Field | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Cully Simon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Red Mitchell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Stevenson | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
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