Belt game 2,462 · November 12, 1961
Detroit Red Wings take the belt
Detroit Red Wings beat Montréal Canadiens 3–0 at home to start reign 960 of the NHL belt, the 121st for the franchise.
Montréal Canadiens had held it since November 11, 1961, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Detroit Red Wings held it for 3 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Chicago Blackhawks on November 15, 1961.
960Reign number
121Team's reign
0Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Detroit Red Wings
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce MacGregor | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Gadsby | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Alex Delvecchio | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Allan Johnson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Norm Ullman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Leo Labine | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Gordie Howe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Vic Stasiuk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Val Fonteyne | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ed Litzenberger | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Howie Glover | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Dillabough | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Pete Goegan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Marcel Pronovost | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Warren Godfrey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gerry Odrowski | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Howie Young | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Terry Sawchuk | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 22 | 22 |
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Hicke | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Dickie Moore | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Claude Provost | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Rousseau | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Henri Richard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Marcel Bonin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Goyette | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Gilles Tremblay | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Donnie Marshall | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| J.C. Tremblay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean-Guy Talbot | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 10 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Lou Fontinato | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Al MacNeil | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jacques Plante | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 24 | 27 |
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