Belt game 1,275 · December 9, 1945
Detroit Red Wings take the belt
Detroit Red Wings beat Montréal Canadiens 2–1 at home to start reign 508 of the NHL belt, the 43rd for the franchise.
Montréal Canadiens had held it since December 8, 1945, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Detroit Red Wings held it for 6 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Toronto Maple Leafs on December 15, 1945.
508Reign number
43Team's reign
1Defenses
6Days held
Box score
Detroit Red Wings
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mud Bruneteau | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Fern Gauthier | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Adam Brown | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Joe Carveth | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Carl Liscombe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Syd Howe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ted Lindsay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Eddie Bruneteau | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gerry Brown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gerry Couture | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jack Stewart | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Harold Jackson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Quackenbush | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Earl Seibert | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Harry Lumley | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dutch Hiller | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Leo Lamoureux | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Toe Blake | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Maurice Richard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Buddy O'Connor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Joe Benoit | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Murph Chamberlain | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Billy Reay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Fillion | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Elmer Lach | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jimmy Peters | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Butch Bouchard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Glen Harmon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Reardon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Durnan | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
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