Belt game 1,585 · March 8, 1950
Detroit Red Wings take the belt
Detroit Red Wings beat Boston Bruins 5–3 on the road to start reign 638 of the NHL belt, the 64th for the franchise.
Boston Bruins had held it since March 1, 1950, with 2 defenses over 7 days.
Detroit Red Wings held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to New York Rangers on March 9, 1950.
638Reign number
64Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Boston Bruins
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bud Poile | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Sam Bettio | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Milt Schmidt | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ed Harrison | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Smith | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Ronty | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Maloney | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Johnny Peirson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Murray Henderson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ed Sandford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Woody Dumart | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Creighton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Fern Flaman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Quackenbush | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ed Kryzanowski | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jack Gelineau | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Detroit Red Wings
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ted Lindsay | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gordie Howe | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jimmy Peters | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Sid Abel | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Marty Pavelich | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jack Stewart | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Red Kelly | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Lee Fogolin | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| George Gee | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Max McNab | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Pete Babando | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim McFadden | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Joe Carveth | 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 | — | — |
| Clare Martin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Leo Reise | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Harry Lumley | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
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