Belt game 1,340 · December 31, 1946
Detroit Red Wings take the belt
Detroit Red Wings beat New York Rangers 5–4 on the road to start reign 535 of the NHL belt, the 47th for the franchise.
New York Rangers had held it since December 25, 1946, with 2 defenses over 6 days.
Detroit Red Wings held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Toronto Maple Leafs on January 1, 1947.
535Reign number
47Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
New York Rangers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rene Trudell | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Hal Laycoe | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Neil Colville | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Grant Warwick | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Edgar Laprade | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tony Leswick | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Juzda | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mel Read | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Watson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bryan Hextall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Church Russell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Cal Gardner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Joe Bell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Joe Cooper | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Moe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Chuck Rayner | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Detroit Red Wings
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ted Lindsay | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Sid Abel | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Pat Lundy | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Roy Conacher | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Pete Horeck | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gordie Howe | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Quackenbush | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Leo Reise | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug McCaig | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Billy Taylor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Fern Gauthier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Eddie Bruneteau | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Lloyd Doran | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Conacher | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jack Stewart | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Harry Lumley | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: the NHL's own game center.