Belt game 3,195 · October 29, 1970
Detroit Red Wings take the belt
Detroit Red Wings beat Boston Bruins 5–3 at home to start reign 1,232 of the NHL belt, the 157th for the franchise.
Boston Bruins had held it since April 14, 1970, with 15 defenses over 198 days.
Detroit Red Wings held it for 3 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Toronto Maple Leafs on November 1, 1970.
1,232Reign number
157Team's reign
0Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Detroit Red Wings
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gordie Howe | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Alex Delvecchio | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Frank Mahovlich | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Webster | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Gary Bergman | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Dale Rolfe | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Garry Unger | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | — | — |
| Bruce MacGregor | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Nick Libett | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Al Karlander | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne Connelly | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Pete Stemkowski | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Billy Dea | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Shires | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Baun | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Falkenberg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gerry Hart | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Rutherford | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Roy Edwards | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 32 | 35 |
Boston Bruins
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Esposito | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Hodge | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Derek Sanderson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Ed Westfall | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| John McKenzie | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Marcotte | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Orr | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick Smith | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Johnny Bucyk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne Carleton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne Cashman | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 7 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Garnet Bailey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Fred Stanfield | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ted Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dallas Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Awrey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Eddie Johnston | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Gerry Cheevers | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 38 | 43 |
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