Belt game 2,504 · February 18, 1962
Detroit Red Wings take the belt
Detroit Red Wings beat Montréal Canadiens 4–2 at home to start reign 972 of the NHL belt, the 123rd for the franchise.
Montréal Canadiens had held it since February 17, 1962, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Detroit Red Wings held it for 3 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Chicago Blackhawks on February 21, 1962.
972Reign number
123Team's reign
0Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Detroit Red Wings
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norm Ullman | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Gordie Howe | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Alex Delvecchio | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Claude Laforge | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Parker MacDonald | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Jeffrey | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Gadsby | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Vic Stasiuk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Val Fonteyne | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Len Lunde | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Chuck Holmes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Marc Boileau | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Noel Price | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Marcel Pronovost | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Warren Godfrey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gerry Odrowski | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Hank Bassen | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 30 | 32 |
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Rousseau | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Gilles Tremblay | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean Beliveau | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean-Guy Talbot | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bernie Geoffrion | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ralph Backstrom | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Hicke | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Dickie Moore | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Claude Provost | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Henri Richard | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Goyette | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Donnie Marshall | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| J.C. Tremblay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Lou Fontinato | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Al MacNeil | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jacques Plante | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 32 | 36 |
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