Belt game 1,729 · February 13, 1952
Detroit Red Wings take the belt
Detroit Red Wings beat Toronto Maple Leafs 3–1 on the road to start reign 694 of the NHL belt, the 79th for the franchise.
Toronto Maple Leafs had held it since February 10, 1952, with 0 defenses over 3 days.
Detroit Red Wings held it for 15 days and 6 defenses, then lost it to Montréal Canadiens on February 28, 1952.
694Reign number
79Team's reign
6Defenses
15Days held
Box score
Toronto Maple Leafs
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hugh Bolton | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Harry Watson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Max Bentley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ted Kennedy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Howie Meeker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tod Sloan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Cal Gardner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| George Armstrong | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Danny Lewicki | 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 | — | — |
| Fern Flaman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Morrison | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Al Rollins | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Detroit Red Wings
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ted Lindsay | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tony Leswick | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gordie Howe | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Metro Prystai | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Glen Skov | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Alex Delvecchio | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Johnny Wilson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Vic Stasiuk | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Benny Woit | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Marty Pavelich | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Fred Glover | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Goldham | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Red Kelly | 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 | — | — | — | — |
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