Belt game 1,713 · January 6, 1952
Detroit Red Wings take the belt
Detroit Red Wings beat Boston Bruins 4–2 at home to start reign 686 of the NHL belt, the 77th for the franchise.
Boston Bruins had held it since January 5, 1952, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Detroit Red Wings held it for 6 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Toronto Maple Leafs on January 12, 1952.
686Reign number
77Team's reign
1Defenses
6Days held
Box score
Detroit Red Wings
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Kelly | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ted Lindsay | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gordie Howe | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Sid Abel | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Vic Stasiuk | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Benny Woit | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tony Leswick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Metro Prystai | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Marty Pavelich | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Glen Skov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Alex Delvecchio | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Fred Glover | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Goldham | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Leo Reise | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Marcel Pronovost | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Terry Sawchuk | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Boston Bruins
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Creighton | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jack McIntyre | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Hal Laycoe | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ed Sandford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dunc Fisher | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Red Sullivan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Woody Dumart | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Milt Schmidt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Ezinicki | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Johnny Peirson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Lorne Ferguson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gus Kyle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Murray Henderson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Quackenbush | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ed Kryzanowski | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Henry | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
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