Belt game 1,991 · April 10, 1955 · playoffs
Detroit Red Wings take the belt
Detroit Red Wings beat Montréal Canadiens 5–1 at home to start reign 786 of the NHL belt, the 99th for the franchise.
Montréal Canadiens had held it since April 7, 1955, with 1 defense over 3 days.
Detroit Red Wings held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Montréal Canadiens on April 12, 1955.
786Reign number
99Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Detroit Red Wings
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gordie Howe | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ted Lindsay | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Alex Delvecchio | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Glen Skov | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Vic Stasiuk | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Marcel Bonin | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Red Kelly | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Benny Woit | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tony Leswick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Marty Pavelich | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dutch Reibel | 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 | — | — |
| Bob Goldham | 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 | — | — | 20 | — |
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jean Beliveau | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dickie Moore | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Harvey | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bernie Geoffrion | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Floyd Curry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jack LeClair | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Calum MacKay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Ronty | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bert Olmstead | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jimmy Bartlett | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Mosdell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Donnie Marshall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Butch Bouchard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dollard St. Laurent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| George McAvoy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jacques Plante | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 36 | — |
| Charlie Hodge | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | — |
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