Belt game 1,886 · February 4, 1954
Detroit Red Wings take the belt
Detroit Red Wings beat Boston Bruins 5–0 at home to start reign 751 of the NHL belt, the 90th for the franchise.
Boston Bruins had held it since January 31, 1954, with 0 defenses over 4 days.
Detroit Red Wings held it for 6 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to New York Rangers on February 10, 1954.
751Reign number
90Team's reign
2Defenses
6Days held
Box score
Detroit Red Wings
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ted Lindsay | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gordie Howe | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Red Kelly | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tony Leswick | 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 | — | — |
| Bob Goldham | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Marcel Pronovost | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Benny Woit | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Metro Prystai | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Marty Pavelich | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dutch Reibel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Alex Delvecchio | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Dineen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jimmy Peters | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Terry Sawchuk | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Boston Bruins
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Sandford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Fleming MacKell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Cal Gardner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Creighton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jerry Toppazzini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Joe Klukay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Johnny Peirson | 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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Mohns | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Frank Martin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Henry | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
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