Belt game 1,877 · January 13, 1954
Detroit Red Wings take the belt
Detroit Red Wings beat New York Rangers 3–1 on the road to start reign 746 of the NHL belt, the 89th for the franchise.
New York Rangers had held it since January 3, 1954, with 2 defenses over 10 days.
Detroit Red Wings held it for 4 days and 1 defense, then lost it to New York Rangers on January 17, 1954.
746Reign number
89Team's reign
1Defenses
4Days held
Box score
New York Rangers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Camille Henry | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Max Bentley | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Raleigh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Ronty | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Edgar Laprade | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Nick Mickoski | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Aldo Guidolin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Glen Sonmor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Wally Hergesheimer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Eddie Kullman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ivan Irwin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Harry Howell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Hy Buller | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Leo Reise | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Chrystal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jack Evans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Johnny Bower | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Detroit Red Wings
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ted Lindsay | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gordie Howe | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dutch Reibel | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Goldham | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Red Kelly | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Benny Woit | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tony Leswick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Metro Prystai | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Marty Pavelich | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Glen Skov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Alex Delvecchio | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Johnny Wilson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Dineen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Vic Stasiuk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Marcel Pronovost | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Hay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Terry Sawchuk | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: the NHL's own game center.