Belt game 1,741 · March 9, 1952
Detroit Red Wings take the belt
Detroit Red Wings beat Toronto Maple Leafs 6–1 at home to start reign 697 of the NHL belt, the 80th for the franchise.
Toronto Maple Leafs had held it since March 5, 1952, with 1 defense over 4 days.
Detroit Red Wings held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Boston Bruins on March 11, 1952.
697Reign number
80Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Detroit Red Wings
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gordie Howe | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Metro Prystai | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Goldham | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ted Lindsay | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Alex Delvecchio | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Sid Abel | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Johnny Wilson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Red Kelly | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Marcel Pronovost | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tony Leswick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Marty Pavelich | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Glen Skov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Fred Glover | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Vic Stasiuk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Zeidel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Terry Sawchuk | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Toronto Maple Leafs
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tod Sloan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Sid Smith | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Harry Watson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Max Bentley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ted Kennedy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Howie Meeker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Cal Gardner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| George Armstrong | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Danny Lewicki | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ray Timgren | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jimmy Thomson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Morrison | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Leo Boivin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Juzda | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Hugh Bolton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Al Rollins | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
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