Belt game 1,397 · November 19, 1947
New York Rangers take the belt
New York Rangers beat Detroit Red Wings 6–5 on the road to start reign 562 of the NHL belt, the 64th for the franchise.
Detroit Red Wings had held it since November 16, 1947, with 0 defenses over 3 days.
New York Rangers held it for 14 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Toronto Maple Leafs on December 3, 1947.
562Reign number
64Team's reign
2Defenses
14Days held
Box score
Detroit Red Wings
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ted Lindsay | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Sid Abel | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Red Kelly | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gordie Howe | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bep Guidolin | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Eddie Bruneteau | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim McFadden | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug McCaig | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gerry Couture | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Pete Horeck | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Conacher | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Max McNab | 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 | — | — |
| Leo Reise | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Harry Lumley | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
New York Rangers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edgar Laprade | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Rene Trudell | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Neil Colville | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Grant Warwick | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Raleigh | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Eddie Kullman | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Church Russell | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Cal Gardner | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tony Leswick | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Moe | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Buddy O'Connor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Watson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Frank Eddolls | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Fred Shero | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Juzda | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Henry | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
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