Belt game 2,679 · March 8, 1964
Detroit Red Wings take the belt
Detroit Red Wings beat Boston Bruins 5–3 on the road to start reign 1,046 of the NHL belt, the 137th for the franchise.
Boston Bruins had held it since March 1, 1964, with 2 defenses over 7 days.
Detroit Red Wings held it for 13 days and 3 defenses, then lost it to Toronto Maple Leafs on March 21, 1964.
1,046Reign number
137Team's reign
3Defenses
13Days held
Box score
Boston Bruins
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Dornhoefer | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Johnny Bucyk | 2 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Murray Oliver | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dean Prentice | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 17 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne Rivers | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Mohns | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Orland Kurtenbach | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Andy Hebenton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Forbes Kennedy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jerry Toppazzini | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Schock | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean-Guy Gendron | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob McCord | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ted Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Leo Boivin | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Eddie Johnston | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 31 | 36 |
Detroit Red Wings
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norm Ullman | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Jeffrey | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Marcel Pronovost | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Pit Martin | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Gordie Howe | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Andre Pronovost | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Floyd Smith | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Henderson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Gadsby | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Barkley | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Irv Spencer | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Alex Delvecchio | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Al Langlois | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| John Miszuk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Terry Sawchuk | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 20 | 23 |
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