Belt game 2,031 · January 5, 1956
Detroit Red Wings take the belt
Detroit Red Wings beat Montréal Canadiens 5–2 on the road to start reign 806 of the NHL belt, the 103rd for the franchise.
Montréal Canadiens had held it since December 31, 1955, with 0 defenses over 5 days.
Detroit Red Wings held it for 16 days and 5 defenses, then lost it to Toronto Maple Leafs on January 21, 1956.
806Reign number
103Team's reign
5Defenses
16Days held
Box score
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Turner | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean Beliveau | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bernie Geoffrion | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Claude Provost | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Floyd Curry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Maurice Richard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dickie Moore | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Connie Broden | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bert Olmstead | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean-Guy Talbot | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dollard St. Laurent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jacques Plante | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 17 | 22 |
Detroit Red Wings
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metro Prystai | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Red Kelly | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dutch Reibel | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gordie Howe | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Alex Delvecchio | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Marty Pavelich | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Dineen | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jerry Toppazzini | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Goldham | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Hillman | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ted Lindsay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Real Chevrefils | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Norm Ullman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Johnny Bucyk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Marcel Pronovost | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Warren Godfrey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gord Hollingworth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Glenn Hall | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 33 | 35 |
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