Belt game 1,358 · February 9, 1947
Detroit Red Wings take the belt
Detroit Red Wings beat New York Rangers 5–2 at home to start reign 543 of the NHL belt, the 48th for the franchise.
New York Rangers had held it since February 2, 1947, with 1 defense over 7 days.
Detroit Red Wings held it for 7 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Chicago Blackhawks on February 16, 1947.
543Reign number
48Team's reign
1Defenses
7Days held
Box score
Detroit Red Wings
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Taylor | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Roy Conacher | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ted Lindsay | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Quackenbush | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gerry Couture | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Sid Abel | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gordie Howe | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Conacher | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Pat Lundy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Pete Horeck | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Eddie Bruneteau | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jack Stewart | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Leo Reise | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug McCaig | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Harry Lumley | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
New York Rangers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rene Trudell | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Church Russell | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Moe | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Neil Colville | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Watson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Grant Warwick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Edgar Laprade | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bryan Hextall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ab DeMarco | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Cal Gardner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tony Leswick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Joe Bell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Hal Laycoe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Joe Cooper | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Juzda | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Chuck Rayner | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: the NHL's own game center.