Belt game 2,606 · March 31, 1963 · playoffs
Detroit Red Wings take the belt
Detroit Red Wings beat Chicago Black Hawks 4–2 at home to start reign 1,021 of the NHL belt, the 131st for the franchise.
Chicago Black Hawks had held it since March 26, 1963, with 1 defense over 5 days.
Detroit Red Wings held it for 9 days and 3 defenses, then lost it to Toronto Maple Leafs on April 9, 1963.
1,021Reign number
131Team's reign
3Defenses
9Days held
Box score
Detroit Red Wings
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gordie Howe | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | — |
| Andre Pronovost | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Barkley | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | — |
| Alex Faulkner | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bruce MacGregor | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Parker MacDonald | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Howie Young | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Norm Ullman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Alex Delvecchio | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Vic Stasiuk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Jeffrey | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Floyd Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Val Fonteyne | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Eddie Joyal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Marcel Pronovost | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Gadsby | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Pete Goegan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Terry Sawchuk | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 19 | 21 |
Chicago Black Hawks
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ab McDonald | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Stan Mikita | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Kenny Wharram | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Pierre Pilote | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Murray Balfour | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Len Lunde | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Hay | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Eric Nesterenko | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Chico Maki | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Murray Hall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Turner | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Moose Vasko | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jack Evans | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Reg Fleming | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Ingram | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne Hillman | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Glenn Hall | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 44 | 48 |
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