Belt game 1,436 · March 3, 1948
Detroit Red Wings take the belt
Detroit Red Wings beat New York Rangers 4–2 at home to start reign 578 of the NHL belt, the 53rd for the franchise.
New York Rangers had held it since March 2, 1948, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Detroit Red Wings held it for 6 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Chicago Blackhawks on March 9, 1948.
578Reign number
53Team's reign
2Defenses
6Days held
Box score
Detroit Red Wings
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ted Lindsay | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gordie Howe | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Pete Horeck | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Sid Abel | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim McFadden | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Leo Reise | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Fern Gauthier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bep Guidolin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Morrison | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Conacher | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Marty Pavelich | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Rod Morrison | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jack Stewart | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Quackenbush | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Red Kelly | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Harry Lumley | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
New York Rangers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buddy O'Connor | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Edgar Laprade | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bryan Hextall | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Eddie Kullman | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tony Leswick | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ed Slowinski | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Rene Trudell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Neil Colville | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Watson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Raleigh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean-Paul Lamirande | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Cal Gardner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Frank Eddolls | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Juzda | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Moe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Henry | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
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