Belt game 3,333 · February 10, 1972
Detroit Red Wings take the belt
Detroit Red Wings beat Buffalo Sabres 4–2 at home to start reign 1,278 of the NHL belt, the 158th for the franchise.
Buffalo Sabres had held it since February 6, 1972, with 0 defenses over 4 days.
Detroit Red Wings held it for 6 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Dallas Stars on February 16, 1972.
1,278Reign number
158Team's reign
1Defenses
6Days held
Box score
Detroit Red Wings
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Libett | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Johnston | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Marcel Dionne | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | — | — |
| Red Berenson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Mickey Redmond | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Collins | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Arnie Brown | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Harris | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Stackhouse | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Danny Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Alex Delvecchio | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Leon Rochefort | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Al Karlander | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Guy Charron | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Volmar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Gary Bergman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Wall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Joe Daley | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 18 | 20 |
| Al Smith | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
Buffalo Sabres
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerry Meehan | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Al Hamilton | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Lorentz | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Eddie Shack | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick Martin | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Danny Lawson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Gilbert Perreault | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Byers | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Atkinson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Luce | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Craig Ramsay | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Randy Wyrozub | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Watson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Robitaille | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tracy Pratt | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Chris Evans | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Roger Crozier | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 28 | 32 |
| Dave Dryden | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
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