Belt game 1,814 · February 8, 1953
Detroit Red Wings take the belt
Detroit Red Wings beat Boston Bruins 5–3 on the road to start reign 725 of the NHL belt, the 86th for the franchise.
Boston Bruins had held it since February 1, 1953, with 1 defense over 7 days.
Detroit Red Wings held it for 4 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Boston Bruins on February 12, 1953.
725Reign number
86Team's reign
1Defenses
4Days held
Box score
Boston Bruins
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fleming MacKell | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ed Sandford | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Red Sullivan | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jerry Toppazzini | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Joe Klukay | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Johnny Peirson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Real Chevrefils | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Woody Dumart | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Leo Labine | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jack McIntyre | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Pentti Lund | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Delvecchio | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ted Lindsay | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gordie Howe | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Red Kelly | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tony Leswick | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Metro Prystai | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Glen Skov | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Johnny Wilson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Marcel Bonin | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Benny Woit | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Reg Sinclair | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Goldham | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Marcel Pronovost | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Hay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Terry Sawchuk | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
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