Belt game 1,539 · November 19, 1949
Detroit Red Wings take the belt
Detroit Red Wings beat Toronto Maple Leafs 5–2 on the road to start reign 621 of the NHL belt, the 61st for the franchise.
Toronto Maple Leafs had held it since November 16, 1949, with 0 defenses over 3 days.
Detroit Red Wings held it for 7 days and 3 defenses, then lost it to Chicago Blackhawks on November 26, 1949.
621Reign number
61Team's reign
3Defenses
7Days held
Box score
Toronto Maple Leafs
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Watson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Max Bentley | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Howie Meeker | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Ezinicki | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Dawes | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Joe Klukay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ted Kennedy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Vic Lynn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Fleming MacKell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Hassard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ray Timgren | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Sid Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jimmy Thomson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gus Mortson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Garth Boesch | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Juzda | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Barilko | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Turk Broda | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Detroit Red Wings
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ted Lindsay | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gordie Howe | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| George Gee | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jimmy Peters | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Sid Abel | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Pete Babando | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Marty Pavelich | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Joe Carveth | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gerry Couture | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Lee Fogolin | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Max McNab | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim McFadden | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Black | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jack Stewart | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Clare Martin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Red Kelly | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Leo Reise | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Harry Lumley | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
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