Belt game 1,787 · December 11, 1952
Detroit Red Wings take the belt
Detroit Red Wings beat Boston Bruins 10–1 on the road to start reign 713 of the NHL belt, the 85th for the franchise.
Boston Bruins had held it since December 4, 1952, with 3 defenses over 7 days.
Detroit Red Wings held it for 20 days and 8 defenses, then lost it to Montréal Canadiens on December 31, 1952.
713Reign number
85Team's reign
8Defenses
20Days held
Box score
Boston Bruins
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry Toppazzini | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ed Sandford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Fleming MacKell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Woody Dumart | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Milt Schmidt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Leo Labine | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Creighton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jack McIntyre | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Pentti Lund | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Joe Klukay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Real Chevrefils | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Armstrong | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Warren Godfrey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Hal Laycoe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Quackenbush | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Henry | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Detroit Red Wings
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gordie Howe | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Red Kelly | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tony Leswick | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Metro Prystai | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Marty Pavelich | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ted Lindsay | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Alex Delvecchio | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Johnny Wilson | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Glen Skov | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Reg Sinclair | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Benny Woit | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Lou Jankowski | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Goldham | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Marcel Pronovost | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Terry Sawchuk | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: the NHL's own game center.