Belt game 2,735 · January 6, 1965
Detroit Red Wings take the belt
Detroit Red Wings beat Montréal Canadiens 5–4 on the road to start reign 1,070 of the NHL belt, the 142nd for the franchise.
Montréal Canadiens had held it since January 3, 1965, with 0 defenses over 3 days.
Detroit Red Wings held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Boston Bruins on January 7, 1965.
1,070Reign number
142Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ralph Backstrom | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Rousseau | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Jacques Laperriere | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Claude Larose | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Claude Provost | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Henri Richard | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Balon | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dick Duff | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Yvan Cournoyer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| John Ferguson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Keith McCreary | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| J.C. Tremblay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ted Harris | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean-Guy Talbot | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Terry Harper | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jimmy Roberts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Charlie Hodge | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 31 | 36 |
Detroit Red Wings
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norm Ullman | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Parker MacDonald | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Alex Delvecchio | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Murphy | 2 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Bruce MacGregor | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Floyd Smith | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Eddie Joyal | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Marcel Pronovost | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Gadsby | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Pit Martin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Gordie Howe | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Ted Lindsay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Henderson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Al Langlois | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Barkley | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Gary Bergman | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Roger Crozier | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 33 | 37 |
Box scores: the NHL's own game center.
Detroit Red Wings belt history → · Red Wings vs. Canadiens →