Belt game 1,520 · April 5, 1949 · playoffs
Detroit Red Wings take the belt
Detroit Red Wings beat Montréal Canadiens 3–1 at home to start reign 612 of the NHL belt, the 60th for the franchise.
Montréal Canadiens had held it since April 2, 1949, with 0 defenses over 3 days.
Detroit Red Wings held it for 3 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Toronto Maple Leafs on April 8, 1949.
612Reign number
60Team's reign
0Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Detroit Red Wings
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gordie Howe | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Sid Abel | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gerry Couture | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Marty Pavelich | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Leo Reise | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ted Lindsay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| George Gee | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Max McNab | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Pete Horeck | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bud Poile | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Nels Podolsky | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim McFadden | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jack Stewart | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Quackenbush | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Red Kelly | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Lee Fogolin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Harry Lumley | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | — |
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Reay | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Glen Harmon | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Rip Riopelle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gerry Plamondon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Joe Carveth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Maurice Richard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Fillion | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Floyd Curry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Leo Gravelle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Mosdell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Murdo MacKay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Norm Dussault | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Harvey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Butch Bouchard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Reardon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Hal Laycoe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Durnan | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | — |
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