Belt game 3,828 · November 12, 1977
Detroit Red Wings take the belt
Detroit Red Wings beat New York Rangers 3–1 at home to start reign 1,442 of the NHL belt, the 164th for the franchise.
New York Rangers had held it since November 9, 1977, with 0 defenses over 3 days.
Detroit Red Wings held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Philadelphia Flyers on November 13, 1977.
1,442Reign number
164Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Detroit Red Wings
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Maloney | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Greg Joly | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Dennis Polonich | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Dale McCourt | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Andre St. Laurent | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Perry Miller | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick Bowness | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Nick Libett | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Woods | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Al McDonough | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dennis Hextall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Lochead | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Wright | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Ritchie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Terry Harper | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Al Cameron | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Reed Larson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Rutherford | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 13 | 14 |
| Ed Giacomin | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
New York Rangers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Vickers | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Carol Vadnais | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Rod Gilbert | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Benoit Gosselin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Goldsworthy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Murdoch | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Pat Hickey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Greg Holst | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Greg Polis | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Lucien DeBlois | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Esposito | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Farrish | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Greschner | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Awrey | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Maloney | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike McEwen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| John Davidson | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 26 | 29 |
| Wayne Thomas | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
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