Belt game 1,912 · April 8, 1954 · playoffs
Detroit Red Wings take the belt
Detroit Red Wings beat Montréal Canadiens 5–2 on the road to start reign 761 of the NHL belt, the 92nd for the franchise.
Montréal Canadiens had held it since April 6, 1954, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Detroit Red Wings held it for 3 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Montréal Canadiens on April 11, 1954.
761Reign number
92Team's reign
1Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calum MacKay | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Johnson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dollard St. Laurent | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bernie Geoffrion | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Floyd Curry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Maurice Richard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dickie Moore | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Lorne Davis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bert Olmstead | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| John McCormack | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Mosdell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Meger | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Masnick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Butch Bouchard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bud MacPherson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Eddie Mazur | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jacques Plante | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 32 | — |
Detroit Red Wings
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Delvecchio | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gordie Howe | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Metro Prystai | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Benny Woit | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ted Lindsay | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Johnny Wilson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Goldham | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Red Kelly | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tony Leswick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Marty Pavelich | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Glen Skov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dutch Reibel | 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 | — | — |
| Marcel Pronovost | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Keith Allen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Terry Sawchuk | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 23 | — |
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