Belt game 4,731 · December 31, 1986
Detroit Red Wings take the belt
Detroit Red Wings beat Calgary Flames 6–4 at home to start reign 1,773 of the NHL belt, the 175th for the franchise.
Calgary Flames had held it since December 28, 1986, with 1 defense over 3 days.
Detroit Red Wings held it for 6 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Toronto Maple Leafs on January 6, 1987.
1,773Reign number
175Team's reign
2Defenses
6Days held
Box score
Detroit Red Wings
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shawn Burr | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Gerard Gallant | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 7 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Darren Veitch | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Randy Ladouceur | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Tim Higgins | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Probert | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| John Ogrodnick | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Petr Klima | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike O'connell | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Harold Snepsts | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Lewis | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Billy Carroll | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Shedden | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ric Seiling | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Basil Mcrae | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Yzerman | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Joey Kocur | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Lee Norwood | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Greg Stefan | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 20 | 24 |
| Sam St. Laurent | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
Calgary Flames
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Fotiu | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Bozek | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Joe Mullen | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Lanny McDonald | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Bullard | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Joel Otto | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jamie Macoun | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Hakan Loob | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian Bradley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Tim Hunter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Peplinski | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| John Tonelli | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Carey Wilson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Al MacInnis | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Neil Sheehy | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gary Suter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Reinhart | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dale Degray | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Vernon | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 26 | 31 |
| Rejean Lemelin | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
Box scores: the NHL's own game center.