Belt game 2,755 · February 21, 1965
Detroit Red Wings take the belt
Detroit Red Wings beat Toronto Maple Leafs 3–2 at home to start reign 1,079 of the NHL belt, the 144th for the franchise.
Toronto Maple Leafs had held it since February 7, 1965, with 4 defenses over 14 days.
Detroit Red Wings held it for 3 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Chicago Blackhawks on February 24, 1965.
1,079Reign number
144Team's reign
0Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Detroit Red Wings
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce MacGregor | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Val Fonteyne | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Gordie Howe | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Alex Delvecchio | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ted Lindsay | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Marcel Pronovost | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Norm Ullman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Pit Martin | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Murphy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Jeffrey | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Floyd Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Henderson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Parker MacDonald | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Al Langlois | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 12 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Barkley | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Warren Godfrey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Roger Crozier | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 30 | 32 |
| Carl Wetzel | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
Toronto Maple Leafs
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andy Bathgate | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| George Armstrong | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Pulford | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Red Kelly | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Allan Stanley | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Ellis | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Stewart | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Keon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Dickie Moore | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Eddie Shack | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Pete Stemkowski | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Frank Mahovlich | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Carl Brewer | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Tim Horton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Baun | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Duane Rupp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Johnny Bower | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Sawchuk | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 27 | 30 |
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