Belt game 3,077 · March 8, 1969
Detroit Red Wings take the belt
Detroit Red Wings beat Boston Bruins 7–4 at home to start reign 1,190 of the NHL belt, the 154th for the franchise.
Boston Bruins had held it since February 26, 1969, with 4 defenses over 10 days.
Detroit Red Wings held it for 7 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to St. Louis Blues on March 15, 1969.
1,190Reign number
154Team's reign
0Defenses
7Days held
Box score
Detroit Red Wings
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garry Unger | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Gordie Howe | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bruce MacGregor | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Hank Monteith | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Pete Stemkowski | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Frank Mahovlich | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Alex Delvecchio | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Nick Libett | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne Connelly | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Dean Prentice | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gary Bergman | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Poul Popiel | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Harris | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Rene Leclerc | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Baun | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Kent Douglas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Roger Crozier | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 23 | 25 |
| Roy Edwards | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 4 | 6 |
Boston Bruins
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Bucyk | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| John McKenzie | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Fred Stanfield | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Derek Sanderson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Orr | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Esposito | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Hodge | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne Cashman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Glen Sather | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Lorentz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Eddie Shack | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Murphy | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ted Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dallas Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Awrey | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Eddie Johnston | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 21 | 28 |
| Gerry Cheevers | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
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