Belt game 954 · March 3, 1940
Detroit Red Wings take the belt
Detroit Red Wings beat Boston Bruins 6–3 at home to start reign 389 of the NHL belt, the 21st for the franchise.
Boston Bruins had held it since February 27, 1940, with 1 defense over 5 days.
Detroit Red Wings held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Boston Bruins on March 5, 1940.
389Reign number
21Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Detroit Red Wings
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Syd Howe | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mud Bruneteau | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Alex Motter | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Carl Liscombe | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Sid Abel | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Kilrea | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Grosso | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Joe Fisher | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Cecil Dillon | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Butch McDonald | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Connie Brown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jack Stewart | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jimmy Orlando | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Buck Jones | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tiny Thompson | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Boston Bruins
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roy Conacher | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Woody Dumart | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dit Clapper | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Cowley | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Bauer | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jack Crawford | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Des Smith | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Herb Cain | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Eddie Wiseman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Red Hamill | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Milt Schmidt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mel Hill | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Art Jackson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jack Shewchuk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Frank Brimsek | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: the NHL's own game center.