Belt game 2,580 · January 27, 1963
Detroit Red Wings take the belt
Detroit Red Wings beat Boston Bruins 5–3 on the road to start reign 1,010 of the NHL belt, the 129th for the franchise.
Boston Bruins had held it since January 26, 1963, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Detroit Red Wings held it for 7 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Montréal Canadiens on February 3, 1963.
1,010Reign number
129Team's reign
2Defenses
7Days held
Box score
Boston Bruins
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Hicks | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jerry Toppazzini | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Johnny Bucyk | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Tommy Williams | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Forbes Kennedy | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Murray Oliver | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Leiter | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Charlie Burns | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ed Westfall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean-Guy Gendron | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Ted Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Mohns | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Leo Boivin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Irv Spencer | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Warren Godfrey | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Eddie Johnston | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 39 | 43 |
Detroit Red Wings
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Delvecchio | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Gordie Howe | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 0 | — | — |
| Parker MacDonald | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Eddie Joyal | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Norm Ullman | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Val Fonteyne | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Lowell MacDonald | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Vic Stasiuk | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Alex Faulkner | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bruce MacGregor | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Howie Young | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Marcel Pronovost | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Gadsby | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Barkley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Pete Goegan | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Hank Bassen | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 28 | 31 |
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