Belt game 3,350 · March 19, 1972
Detroit Red Wings take the belt
Detroit Red Wings beat Montréal Canadiens 7–6 at home to start reign 1,284 of the NHL belt, the 159th for the franchise.
Montréal Canadiens had held it since March 9, 1972, with 4 defenses over 10 days.
Detroit Red Wings held it for 6 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to St. Louis Blues on March 25, 1972.
1,284Reign number
159Team's reign
2Defenses
6Days held
Box score
Detroit Red Wings
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcel Dionne | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Leon Rochefort | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Danny Johnson | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Nick Libett | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Collins | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Johnston | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Red Berenson | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Alex Delvecchio | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Al Karlander | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Guy Charron | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Henry Boucha | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tim Ecclestone | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mickey Redmond | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Volmar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Arnie Brown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Harris | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Stackhouse | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Al Smith | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Andy Brown | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 37 | 43 |
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacques Lemaire | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Yvan Cournoyer | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Frank Mahovlich | 2 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | — |
| Marc Tardif | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Rejean Houle | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jacques Laperriere | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| J.C. Tremblay | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jimmy Roberts | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Guy Lafleur | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Claude Larose | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Henri Richard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Lawrence Pleau | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Peter Mahovlich | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Guy Lapointe | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Dale Hoganson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Pierre Bouchard | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Denis DeJordy | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Dryden | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 29 | 36 |
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