Belt game 2,653 · January 12, 1964
Detroit Red Wings take the belt
Detroit Red Wings beat New York Rangers 5–3 at home to start reign 1,033 of the NHL belt, the 134th for the franchise.
New York Rangers had held it since January 1, 1964, with 3 defenses over 11 days.
Detroit Red Wings held it for 4 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Boston Bruins on January 16, 1964.
1,033Reign number
134Team's reign
0Defenses
4Days held
Box score
Detroit Red Wings
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gordie Howe | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Alex Delvecchio | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Marcel Pronovost | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Norm Ullman | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Pit Martin | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Andre Pronovost | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Floyd Smith | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Parker MacDonald | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Eddie Joyal | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| John Miszuk | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Alex Faulkner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Jeffrey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bruce MacGregor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Ingram | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Gadsby | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Barkley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Terry Sawchuk | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 28 | 31 |
| Roger Crozier | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
New York Rangers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andy Bathgate | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Harry Howell | 0 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Rod Gilbert | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Earl Ingarfield | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Val Fonteyne | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Cahan | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Vic Hadfield | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Dick Meissner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Don McKenney | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Richardson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Goyette | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Camille Henry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Donnie Marshall | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Al Langlois | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Johns | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Neilson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jacques Plante | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 48 | 53 |
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