Belt game 2,571 · January 10, 1963
Detroit Red Wings take the belt
Detroit Red Wings beat Montréal Canadiens 3–2 on the road to start reign 1,005 of the NHL belt, the 128th for the franchise.
Montréal Canadiens had held it since January 3, 1963, with 2 defenses over 7 days.
Detroit Red Wings held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Toronto Maple Leafs on January 12, 1963.
1,005Reign number
128Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilles Tremblay | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean Beliveau | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Rousseau | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean-Guy Talbot | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ralph Backstrom | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Hicke | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Dickie Moore | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Claude Provost | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Henri Richard | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Donnie Marshall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Claude Larose | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| J.C. Tremblay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean Gauthier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Lou Fontinato | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jacques Plante | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 24 | 27 |
Detroit Red Wings
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gordie Howe | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Alex Delvecchio | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Billy McNeill | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Val Fonteyne | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Parker MacDonald | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Norm Ullman | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Floyd Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Alex Faulkner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Andre Pronovost | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bruce MacGregor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Jeffrey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Howie Young | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Marcel Pronovost | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Gadsby | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Barkley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Pete Goegan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Terry Sawchuk | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 19 | 21 |
| Dennis Riggin | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 11 | 11 |
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