Belt game 2,542 · November 4, 1962
Detroit Red Wings take the belt
Detroit Red Wings beat Chicago Black Hawks 3–1 at home to start reign 988 of the NHL belt, the 125th for the franchise.
Chicago Black Hawks had held it since October 28, 1962, with 2 defenses over 7 days.
Detroit Red Wings held it for 4 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Montréal Canadiens on November 8, 1962.
988Reign number
125Team's reign
0Defenses
4Days held
Box score
Detroit Red Wings
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gordie Howe | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Parker MacDonald | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Alex Delvecchio | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Alex Faulkner | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Gadsby | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Norm Ullman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Floyd Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Vic Stasiuk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Billy McNeill | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bruce MacGregor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Val Fonteyne | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Jeffrey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Howie Young | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Marcel Pronovost | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Barkley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Pete Goegan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Terry Sawchuk | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 20 | 21 |
Chicago Black Hawks
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Hull | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Hay | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Stan Mikita | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Murray Balfour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Len Lunde | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Murphy | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Ab McDonald | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Eric Nesterenko | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Chico Maki | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Kenny Wharram | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Turner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Moose Vasko | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jack Evans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Reg Fleming | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Al MacNeil | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne Hillman | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Glenn Hall | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 30 | 33 |
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