Belt game 2,471 · December 3, 1961
Detroit Red Wings take the belt
Detroit Red Wings beat Toronto Maple Leafs 3–1 at home to start reign 963 of the NHL belt, the 122nd for the franchise.
Toronto Maple Leafs had held it since November 23, 1961, with 5 defenses over 10 days.
Detroit Red Wings held it for 17 days and 5 defenses, then lost it to New York Rangers on December 20, 1961.
963Reign number
122Team's reign
5Defenses
17Days held
Box score
Detroit Red Wings
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norm Ullman | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Gordie Howe | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Alex Delvecchio | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Vic Stasiuk | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Leo Labine | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Val Fonteyne | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ed Litzenberger | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Howie Glover | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bruce MacGregor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Allan Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Marc Boileau | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Marcel Pronovost | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Gadsby | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Warren Godfrey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Gerry Odrowski | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Howie Young | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Hank Bassen | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 19 | 20 |
Toronto Maple Leafs
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Harris | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Baun | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Dick Duff | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| George Armstrong | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Nevin | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bert Olmstead | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Pulford | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 10 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Eddie Shack | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| John MacMillan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Frank Mahovlich | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Carl Brewer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Al Arbour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Red Kelly | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Tim Horton | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Allan Stanley | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Gerry Cheevers | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 29 | 31 |
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