Belt game 2,602 · March 23, 1963
Detroit Red Wings take the belt
Detroit Red Wings beat Toronto Maple Leafs 2–1 on the road to start reign 1,019 of the NHL belt, the 130th for the franchise.
Toronto Maple Leafs had held it since February 27, 1963, with 9 defenses over 24 days.
Detroit Red Wings held it for 3 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Chicago Blackhawks on March 26, 1963.
1,019Reign number
130Team's reign
1Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Toronto Maple Leafs
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Armstrong | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Pulford | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Red Kelly | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Dick Duff | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Nevin | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Stewart | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Billy Harris | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Eddie Shack | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Ed Litzenberger | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Frank Mahovlich | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Carl Brewer | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Tim Horton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Kent Douglas | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Baun | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Allan Stanley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Johnny Bower | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 25 | 27 |
Detroit Red Wings
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gordie Howe | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Alex Delvecchio | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Alex Faulkner | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Andre Pronovost | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Norm Ullman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Vic Stasiuk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Val Fonteyne | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Parker MacDonald | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Eddie Joyal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Henderson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Howie Young | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Marcel Pronovost | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Gadsby | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Barkley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Pete Goegan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Terry Sawchuk | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 33 | 34 |
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