The NHL Belt · rivalry
Detroit Red Wings vs. Los Angeles Kings
12Belt meetings
3Red Wings wins
6Kings wins
5Title changes
Detroit Red Wings and Los Angeles Kings have met 12 times with the NHL belt on the line, from March 12, 1968 to February 24, 2015. The belt changed hands in 5 of those games. Los Angeles Kings lead the belt series 6–3, with 3 ties.
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3,003 | Mar 12, 1968 | Los Angeles Kings and Detroit Red Wings tied 2–2 | Tie · defense |
| 3,352 | Mar 22, 1972 | Detroit Red Wings beat Los Angeles Kings 6–3 | Defense |
| 3,549 | Nov 2, 1974 | Los Angeles Kings beat Detroit Red Wings 5–1 | Defense |
| 3,600 | Feb 26, 1975 | Los Angeles Kings beat Detroit Red Wings 2–1 | Title change |
| 3,889 | Mar 30, 1978 | Los Angeles Kings beat Detroit Red Wings 4–0 | Title change |
| 5,432 | Dec 31, 1993 | Detroit Red Wings and Los Angeles Kings tied 4–4 (OT) | Tie · defense |
| 5,435 | Jan 8, 1994 | Detroit Red Wings beat Los Angeles Kings 6–3 | Defense |
| 5,753 | Mar 10, 1997 | Detroit Red Wings and Los Angeles Kings tied 3–3 (OT) | Tie · defense |
| 6,223 | Nov 10, 2001 | Los Angeles Kings beat Detroit Red Wings 3–2 (OT) | Title change |
| 6,315 | Oct 12, 2002 | Los Angeles Kings beat Detroit Red Wings 3–2 | Title change |
| 6,942 | Jan 7, 2010 | Detroit Red Wings beat Los Angeles Kings 2–1 | Title change |
| 7,385 | Feb 24, 2015 | Los Angeles Kings beat Detroit Red Wings 1–0 | Defense |