Belt game 4,543 · January 29, 1985
Detroit Red Wings take the belt
Detroit Red Wings beat Washington Capitals 4–3 at home to start reign 1,699 of the NHL belt, the 173rd for the franchise.
Washington Capitals had held it since January 16, 1985, with 5 defenses over 13 days.
Detroit Red Wings held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to St. Louis Blues on January 31, 1985.
1,699Reign number
173Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Detroit Red Wings
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dwight Foster | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Manno | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Danny Gare | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| John Barrett | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Greg Smith | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Reed Larson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Randy Ladouceur | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Duguay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ivan Boldirev | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Lane Lambert | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Claude Loiselle | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Kelly Kisio | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gerard Gallant | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Yzerman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| John Ogrodnick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Williams | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Colin Campbell | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Brad Park | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Corrado Micalef | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 24 | 27 |
| Eddie Mio | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
Washington Capitals
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gaetan Duchesne | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike McEwen | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Carpenter | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Craig Laughlin | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Greg Adams | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bryan Erickson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Murphy | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Gartner | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Glen Currie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Alan Haworth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bengt-Ake Gustafsson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Gould | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Jarvis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Christian | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Scott Stevens | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Rod Langway | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Timo Blomqvist | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Peter Andersson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Pat Riggin | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Mason | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 20 | 24 |
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