Belt game 1,559 · January 4, 1950
New York Rangers take the belt
New York Rangers beat Detroit Red Wings 2–1 at home to start reign 628 of the NHL belt, the 76th for the franchise.
Detroit Red Wings had held it since December 18, 1949, with 5 defenses over 17 days.
New York Rangers held it for 7 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Toronto Maple Leafs on January 11, 1950.
628Reign number
76Team's reign
2Defenses
7Days held
Box score
New York Rangers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pentti Lund | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Edgar Laprade | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tony Leswick | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ed Slowinski | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Buddy O'Connor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Raleigh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dunc Fisher | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jackie McLeod | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Alex Kaleta | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Chick Webster | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Fred Shero | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Wally Stanowski | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Pat Egan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Allan Stanley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gus Kyle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jack Lancien | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Chuck Rayner | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Detroit Red Wings
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gordie Howe | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Sid Abel | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Joe Carveth | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ted Lindsay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| George Gee | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jimmy Peters | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Max McNab | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Pete Babando | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Marty Pavelich | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim McFadden | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gerry Couture | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Harry Lumley | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: the NHL's own game center.