Belt game 1,719 · January 20, 1952
New York Rangers take the belt
New York Rangers beat Detroit Red Wings 3–2 on the road to start reign 689 of the NHL belt, the 85th for the franchise.
Detroit Red Wings had held it since January 13, 1952, with 2 defenses over 7 days.
New York Rangers held it for 7 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Montréal Canadiens on January 27, 1952.
689Reign number
85Team's reign
2Defenses
7Days held
Box score
Detroit Red Wings
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gordie Howe | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Metro Prystai | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Marty Pavelich | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Alex Delvecchio | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Vic Stasiuk | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Red Kelly | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Benny Woit | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ted Lindsay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tony Leswick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Sid Abel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Glen Skov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Enio Sclisizzi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Goldham | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Leo Reise | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Marcel Pronovost | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Terry Sawchuk | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
New York Rangers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Raleigh | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Ronty | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gaye Stewart | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Hy Buller | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Kraftcheck | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Edgar Laprade | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Nick Mickoski | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Herb Dickenson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Wally Hergesheimer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Eddie Kullman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Reg Sinclair | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jack Evans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Ross | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Clare Martin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Chuck Rayner | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: the NHL's own game center.