Belt game 2,723 · December 12, 1964
Chicago Black Hawks take the belt
Chicago Black Hawks beat Detroit Red Wings 3–2 on the road to start reign 1,068 of the NHL belt, the 127th for the franchise.
Detroit Red Wings had held it since December 6, 1964, with 0 defenses over 6 days.
Chicago Black Hawks held it for 22 days and 10 defenses, then lost it to Montréal Canadiens on January 3, 1965.
1,068Reign number
127Team's reign
10Defenses
22Days held
Box score
Detroit Red Wings
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ted Lindsay | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bruce MacGregor | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Norm Ullman | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Pit Martin | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Gordie Howe | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Alex Delvecchio | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Murphy | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Floyd Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Henderson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Parker MacDonald | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Eddie Joyal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Al Langlois | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Marcel Pronovost | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Gadsby | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Barkley | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Gary Bergman | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Roger Crozier | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 28 | 31 |
| Carl Wetzel | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
Chicago Black Hawks
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Esposito | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Hull | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Mohns | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Chico Maki | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Moose Vasko | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Jarrett | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Fred Stanfield | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Hay | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Robinson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Kenny Wharram | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| John McKenzie | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Stan Mikita | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Pierre Pilote | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Matt Ravlich | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Al MacNeil | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Denis DeJordy | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 30 | 32 |
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