Belt game 2,564 · December 25, 1962
Detroit Red Wings take the belt
Detroit Red Wings beat Toronto Maple Leafs 2–1 at home to start reign 1,001 of the NHL belt, the 127th for the franchise.
Toronto Maple Leafs had held it since December 22, 1962, with 1 defense over 3 days.
Detroit Red Wings held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Toronto Maple Leafs on December 26, 1962.
1,001Reign number
127Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Detroit Red Wings
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Barkley | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Norm Ullman | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Alex Faulkner | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Billy McNeill | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bruce MacGregor | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Floyd Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Gordie Howe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Alex Delvecchio | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Andre Pronovost | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Val Fonteyne | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Parker MacDonald | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Jeffrey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Howie Young | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Marcel Pronovost | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Gadsby | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Pete Goegan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Terry Sawchuk | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 22 | 23 |
Toronto Maple Leafs
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Mahovlich | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Red Kelly | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dick Duff | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| George Armstrong | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Stewart | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Keon | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Billy Harris | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Norm Armstrong | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Pulford | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Eddie Shack | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Ed Litzenberger | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Carl Brewer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Al Arbour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tim Horton | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Kent Douglas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Allan Stanley | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Johnny Bower | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 30 | 32 |
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