Belt game 3,599 · February 23, 1975
Detroit Red Wings take the belt
Detroit Red Wings beat Pittsburgh Penguins 3–1 on the road to start reign 1,371 of the NHL belt, the 162nd for the franchise.
Pittsburgh Penguins had held it since February 22, 1975, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Detroit Red Wings held it for 3 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Los Angeles Kings on February 26, 1975.
1,371Reign number
162Team's reign
0Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Pittsburgh Penguins
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chuck Arnason | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Kelly | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Barry Wilkins | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick Kehoe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Pierre Larouche | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Vic Hadfield | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Lew Morrison | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Schock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Lowell MacDonald | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean Pronovost | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Syl Apps | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Pete Laframboise | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Stumpf | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Paradise | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Stackhouse | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Burrows | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Colin Campbell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Gary Inness | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 21 | 23 |
| Michel Plasse | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
Detroit Red Wings
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcel Dionne | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Walt McKechnie | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Hogaboam | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Korney | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Kryskow | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian McCutcheon | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Nick Libett | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Michel Bergeron | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Pierre Jarry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Danny Grant | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Lochead | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gary Bergman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bart Crashley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean Hamel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bryan Watson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Giroux | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Frank Bathe | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Rutherford | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 36 | 37 |
| Bill McKenzie | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
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