Belt game 1,484 · January 2, 1949
Detroit Red Wings take the belt
Detroit Red Wings beat Chicago Black Hawks 5–3 at home to start reign 596 of the NHL belt, the 56th for the franchise.
Chicago Black Hawks had held it since December 26, 1948, with 1 defense over 7 days.
Detroit Red Wings held it for 4 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Boston Bruins on January 6, 1949.
596Reign number
56Team's reign
0Defenses
4Days held
Box score
Detroit Red Wings
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ted Lindsay | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Pete Horeck | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Sid Abel | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Marty Pavelich | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bud Poile | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim McFadden | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gerry Couture | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Enio Sclisizzi | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Quackenbush | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Leo Reise | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Max McNab | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Fern Gauthier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jack Stewart | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Red Kelly | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Lee Fogolin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Harry Lumley | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Chicago Black Hawks
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roy Conacher | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Bentley | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Mosienko | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gaye Stewart | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gus Bodnar | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Metro Prystai | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Adam Brown | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Goldham | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Conacher | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Red Hamill | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bep Guidolin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ernie Dickens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Gadsby | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ralph Nattrass | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug McCaig | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Henry | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
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