Belt game 5,890 · June 5, 1998 · playoffs
Detroit Red Wings take the belt
Detroit Red Wings beat Dallas Stars 2–0 at home to start reign 2,256 of the NHL belt, the 192nd for the franchise.
Dallas Stars had held it since June 3, 1998, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Detroit Red Wings held it for 127 days and 4 defenses, then lost it to Toronto Maple Leafs on October 10, 1998.
2,256Reign number
192Team's reign
4Defenses
127Days held
Box score
Detroit Red Wings
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Murphy | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Yzerman | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Darren McCarty | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | — | — |
| Sergei Fedorov | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | — |
| Igor Larionov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Vyacheslav Kozlov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Brendan Shanahan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | — | — |
| Doug Brown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Kirk Maltby | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | — |
| Martin Lapointe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | — | — |
| Kris Draper | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Brent Gilchrist | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Tomas Holmstrom | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| Viacheslav Fetisov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| Bob Rouse | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | — | — |
| Nicklas Lidstrom | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Jamie Macoun | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Anders Eriksson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Chris Osgood | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 26 | 26 |
| Kevin Hodson | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Dallas Stars
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Modano | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | — |
| Brian Skrudland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | — | — |
| Mike Keane | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | — | — |
| Jamie Langenbrunner | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Pat Verbeek | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Guy Carbonneau | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Greg Adams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| Jere Lehtinen | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | — | — |
| Bob Bassen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Grant Marshall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| Benoit Hogue | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | — | — |
| Derian Hatcher | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | — |
| Craig Ludwig | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| Darryl Sydor | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Dan Keczmer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Craig Muni | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Richard Matvichuk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sergei Zubov | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Roman Turek | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ed Belfour | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 29 | 31 |
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