Belt game 3,432 · February 28, 1973
Detroit Red Wings take the belt
Detroit Red Wings beat Philadelphia Flyers 6–5 at home to start reign 1,307 of the NHL belt, the 160th for the franchise.
Philadelphia Flyers had held it since February 17, 1973, with 3 defenses over 11 days.
Detroit Red Wings held it for 3 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to New York Rangers on March 3, 1973.
1,307Reign number
160Team's reign
0Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Detroit Red Wings
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Delvecchio | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Marcel Dionne | 2 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Mickey Redmond | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Gary Bergman | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Stackhouse | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Guy Charron | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Al Karlander | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Tim Ecclestone | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Red Berenson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian Lavender | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Nick Libett | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Henry Boucha | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 25 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Collins | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Johnston | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 15 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Thommie Bergman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Gary Doak | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Murray | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Roy Edwards | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 21 | 26 |
| Denis DeJordy | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
Philadelphia Flyers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Flett | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Barber | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Clarke | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Bladon | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ross Lonsberry | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick MacLeish | 1 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 15 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Jimmy Watson | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Schultz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Kelly | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Clement | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Saleski | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gary Dornhoefer | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Simon Nolet | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ed Van Impe | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne Hillman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Andre Dupont | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Favell | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Taylor | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 23 | 29 |
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