Belt game 2,558 · December 9, 1962
Detroit Red Wings take the belt
Detroit Red Wings beat Toronto Maple Leafs 4–3 at home to start reign 998 of the NHL belt, the 126th for the franchise.
Toronto Maple Leafs had held it since December 5, 1962, with 1 defense over 4 days.
Detroit Red Wings held it for 7 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to New York Rangers on December 16, 1962.
998Reign number
126Team's reign
2Defenses
7Days held
Box score
Detroit Red Wings
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Faulkner | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bruce MacGregor | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Jeffrey | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Norm Ullman | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Floyd Smith | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Gordie Howe | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Andre Pronovost | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Parker MacDonald | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Alex Delvecchio | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Billy McNeill | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Val Fonteyne | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Howie Young | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Marcel Pronovost | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Gadsby | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Barkley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Pete Goegan | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dennis Riggin | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 14 | 17 |
| Terry Sawchuk | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 5 | 5 |
Toronto Maple Leafs
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Keon | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Dick Duff | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| George Armstrong | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Billy Harris | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ed Litzenberger | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Frank Mahovlich | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Stewart | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Pulford | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Eddie Shack | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Carl Brewer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Red Kelly | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Tim Horton | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Kent Douglas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Allan Stanley | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Johnny Bower | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 24 | 28 |
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