Belt game 2,673 · February 23, 1964
Detroit Red Wings take the belt
Detroit Red Wings beat Montréal Canadiens 3–2 at home to start reign 1,042 of the NHL belt, the 136th for the franchise.
Montréal Canadiens had held it since February 16, 1964, with 2 defenses over 7 days.
Detroit Red Wings held it for 4 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Chicago Blackhawks on February 27, 1964.
1,042Reign number
136Team's reign
0Defenses
4Days held
Box score
Detroit Red Wings
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pit Martin | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Gordie Howe | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Alex Delvecchio | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Jeffrey | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Andre Pronovost | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bruce MacGregor | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Henderson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Irv Spencer | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Norm Ullman | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Floyd Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Parker MacDonald | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Al Langlois | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Mitchell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Gadsby | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Barkley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| John Miszuk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Terry Sawchuk | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 30 | 32 |
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Ferguson | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean Beliveau | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bernie Geoffrion | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Ralph Backstrom | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Hicke | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Claude Provost | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Rousseau | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Henri Richard | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Balon | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Gilles Tremblay | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Red Berenson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jacques Laperriere | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| J.C. Tremblay | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean-Guy Talbot | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Terry Harper | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jimmy Roberts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Charlie Hodge | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 26 | 29 |
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