Belt game 1,396 · November 16, 1947
Detroit Red Wings take the belt
Detroit Red Wings beat Boston Bruins 3–2 on the road to start reign 561 of the NHL belt, the 51st for the franchise.
Boston Bruins had held it since November 15, 1947, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Detroit Red Wings held it for 3 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to New York Rangers on November 19, 1947.
561Reign number
51Team's reign
0Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Boston Bruins
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Crawford | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Billy Taylor | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Pete Babando | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ed Sandford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Joe Carveth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Gallinger | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Woody Dumart | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Milt Schmidt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ed Harrison | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Wally Wilson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Pat Egan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Fern Flaman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Clare Martin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Frank Brimsek | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Detroit Red Wings
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Horeck | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bep Guidolin | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim McFadden | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Conacher | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Max McNab | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ted Lindsay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Pat Lundy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gordie Howe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gerry Couture | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Sid Abel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Eddie Bruneteau | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jack Stewart | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Quackenbush | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug McCaig | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Leo Reise | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Red Kelly | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Harry Lumley | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
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