Belt game 2,666 · February 8, 1964
Detroit Red Wings take the belt
Detroit Red Wings beat Boston Bruins 3–2 on the road to start reign 1,040 of the NHL belt, the 135th for the franchise.
Boston Bruins had held it since February 5, 1964, with 1 defense over 3 days.
Detroit Red Wings held it for 8 days and 3 defenses, then lost it to Montréal Canadiens on February 16, 1964.
1,040Reign number
135Team's reign
3Defenses
8Days held
Box score
Boston Bruins
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leo Boivin | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Gary Dornhoefer | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Johnny Bucyk | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Murray Oliver | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Orland Kurtenbach | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Andy Hebenton | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Forbes Kennedy | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dean Prentice | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Ed Westfall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jerry Toppazzini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean-Guy Gendron | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Leiter | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ted Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Mohns | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Eddie Johnston | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 40 | 43 |
Detroit Red Wings
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pit Martin | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Gordie Howe | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Alex Faulkner | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Andre Pronovost | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bruce MacGregor | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Floyd Smith | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Parker MacDonald | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Ingram | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Norm Ullman | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Alex Delvecchio | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Jeffrey | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Henderson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Marcel Pronovost | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Gadsby | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Barkley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| John Miszuk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Terry Sawchuk | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 32 | 34 |
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