Belt game 2,856 · April 24, 1966 · playoffs
Detroit Red Wings take the belt
Detroit Red Wings beat Montréal Canadiens 3–2 on the road to start reign 1,113 of the NHL belt, the 148th for the franchise.
Montréal Canadiens had held it since March 30, 1966, with 6 defenses over 25 days.
Detroit Red Wings held it for 4 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Montréal Canadiens on April 28, 1966.
1,113Reign number
148Team's reign
1Defenses
4Days held
Box score
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ralph Backstrom | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Rousseau | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| J.C. Tremblay | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Terry Harper | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean Beliveau | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Dick Duff | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Claude Larose | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Yvan Cournoyer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Claude Provost | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Henri Richard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Balon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gilles Tremblay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| John Ferguson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ted Harris | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean-Guy Talbot | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Noel Price | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jimmy Roberts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Charlie Hodge | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Gump Worsley | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 32 | 35 |
Detroit Red Wings
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floyd Smith | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Henderson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Andy Bathgate | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ab McDonald | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bert Marshall | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Gadsby | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Norm Ullman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Gordie Howe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Alex Delvecchio | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Val Fonteyne | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bruce MacGregor | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Parker MacDonald | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dean Prentice | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Wall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bryan Watson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gary Bergman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Leo Boivin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Roger Crozier | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 33 | 35 |
| Hank Bassen | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
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