The NHL Belt · rivalry
Detroit Red Wings vs. Edmonton Oilers
14Belt meetings
6Red Wings wins
7Oilers wins
5Title changes
Detroit Red Wings and Edmonton Oilers have met 14 times with the NHL belt on the line, from December 16, 1980 to March 15, 2013. The belt changed hands in 5 of those games. Edmonton Oilers lead the belt series 7–6, with 1 tie.
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4,125 | Dec 16, 1980 | Detroit Red Wings beat Edmonton Oilers 4–3 | Defense |
| 4,252 | Feb 21, 1982 | Edmonton Oilers beat Detroit Red Wings 7–3 | Defense |
| 4,799 | Oct 9, 1987 | Detroit Red Wings beat Edmonton Oilers 4–1 | Title change |
| 4,881 | May 3, 1988 | Edmonton Oilers beat Detroit Red Wings 4–1 Playoffs | Defense |
| 4,882 | May 5, 1988 | Edmonton Oilers beat Detroit Red Wings 5–3 Playoffs | Defense |
| 4,883 | May 7, 1988 | Detroit Red Wings beat Edmonton Oilers 5–2 Playoffs | Title change |
| 4,884 | May 9, 1988 | Edmonton Oilers beat Detroit Red Wings 4–3 (OT) Playoffs | Title change |
| 4,885 | May 11, 1988 | Edmonton Oilers beat Detroit Red Wings 8–4 Playoffs | Defense |
| 5,789 | Oct 3, 1997 | Detroit Red Wings beat Edmonton Oilers 8–2 | Defense |
| 6,015 | Nov 20, 1999 | Edmonton Oilers beat Detroit Red Wings 2–1 | Defense |
| 6,028 | Dec 15, 1999 | Detroit Red Wings beat Edmonton Oilers 5–1 | Title change |
| 6,332 | Nov 23, 2002 | Edmonton Oilers and Detroit Red Wings tied 1–1 (OT) | Tie · defense |
| 6,333 | Nov 25, 2002 | Edmonton Oilers beat Detroit Red Wings 5–4 (OT) | Defense |
| 7,219 | Mar 15, 2013 | Detroit Red Wings beat Edmonton Oilers 3–2 (OT) | Title change |