Belt game 2,722 · December 6, 1964
Detroit Red Wings take the belt
Detroit Red Wings beat Montréal Canadiens 4–1 at home to start reign 1,067 of the NHL belt, the 141st for the franchise.
Montréal Canadiens had held it since November 28, 1964, with 3 defenses over 8 days.
Detroit Red Wings held it for 6 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Chicago Blackhawks on December 12, 1964.
1,067Reign number
141Team's reign
0Defenses
6Days held
Box score
Detroit Red Wings
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce MacGregor | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Henderson | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Pit Martin | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Alex Delvecchio | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Barkley | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Norm Ullman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Gordie Howe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Butch Paul | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ted Lindsay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Floyd Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Parker MacDonald | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Eddie Joyal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Al Langlois | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Gadsby | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Gary Bergman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Roger Crozier | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 32 | 33 |
| Carl Wetzel | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ralph Backstrom | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Claude Larose | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean-Guy Talbot | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean Beliveau | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Yvan Cournoyer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Claude Provost | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Rousseau | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Henri Richard | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Balon | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Gilles Tremblay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| John Ferguson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jacques Laperriere | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| J.C. Tremblay | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ted Harris | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 17 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Terry Harper | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jimmy Roberts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Charlie Hodge | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 39 | 43 |
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