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The 1952–53 season

78 belt games · 31 title changes

Detroit Red Wings carried the belt into the 1952–53 season. It changed hands 31 times among 6 franchises, and Toronto Maple Leafs finished the season with it. Most defenses: Detroit Red Wings, 16.

Who held it, in order

Red WingsCanadiensRed WingsMaple LeafsBruinsRed WingsMaple LeafsCanadiensMaple LeafsBlackhawksRed WingsBlackhawksBruinsRed WingsCanadiensBruinsRangersBlackhawksCanadiensRangersMaple LeafsBruinsRangersCanadiensBruinsRed WingsBruinsRangersCanadiensRed WingsBlackhawksMaple Leafs

Every belt game

Belt gameDateResult
1,759Oct 9, 1952Detroit Red Wings beat New York Rangers 5–3Defense
1,760Oct 11, 1952Montréal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings 2–1Title change
1,761Oct 12, 1952Montréal Canadiens and Boston Bruins tied 1–1Tie · defense
1,762Oct 16, 1952Montréal Canadiens beat New York Rangers 3–1Defense
1,763Oct 18, 1952Montréal Canadiens beat Boston Bruins 2–1Defense
1,764Oct 19, 1952Detroit Red Wings beat Montréal Canadiens 6–1Title change
1,765Oct 22, 1952Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Red Wings 5–4Title change
1,766Oct 25, 1952Boston Bruins beat Toronto Maple Leafs 4–0Title change
1,767Oct 26, 1952Boston Bruins and Chicago Blackhawks tied 1–1Tie · defense
1,768Oct 30, 1952Detroit Red Wings beat Boston Bruins 4–1Title change
1,769Nov 2, 1952Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Red Wings 4–2Title change
1,770Nov 5, 1952Toronto Maple Leafs beat New York Rangers 4–1Defense
1,771Nov 6, 1952Montréal Canadiens beat Toronto Maple Leafs 3–1Title change
1,772Nov 8, 1952Montréal Canadiens beat Chicago Blackhawks 6–4Defense
1,773Nov 13, 1952Toronto Maple Leafs beat Montréal Canadiens 3–1Title change
1,774Nov 15, 1952Chicago Blackhawks beat Toronto Maple Leafs 3–1Title change
1,775Nov 16, 1952Chicago Blackhawks beat Montréal Canadiens 4–1Defense
1,776Nov 20, 1952Chicago Blackhawks beat Boston Bruins 3–1Defense
1,777Nov 22, 1952Detroit Red Wings beat Chicago Blackhawks 10–1Title change
1,778Nov 23, 1952Chicago Blackhawks beat Detroit Red Wings 3–0Title change
1,779Nov 27, 1952Chicago Blackhawks and Toronto Maple Leafs tied 3–3Tie · defense
1,780Nov 29, 1952Chicago Blackhawks and Montréal Canadiens tied 1–1Tie · defense
1,781Nov 30, 1952Chicago Blackhawks and New York Rangers tied 1–1Tie · defense
1,782Dec 3, 1952Chicago Blackhawks beat New York Rangers 5–3Defense
1,783Dec 4, 1952Boston Bruins beat Chicago Blackhawks 5–1Title change
1,784Dec 6, 1952Boston Bruins beat Montréal Canadiens 2–1Defense
1,785Dec 7, 1952Boston Bruins and Detroit Red Wings tied 1–1Tie · defense
1,786Dec 10, 1952Boston Bruins beat New York Rangers 4–1Defense
1,787Dec 11, 1952Detroit Red Wings beat Boston Bruins 10–1Title change
1,788Dec 13, 1952Detroit Red Wings beat Toronto Maple Leafs 3–1Defense
1,789Dec 14, 1952Detroit Red Wings and Montréal Canadiens tied 0–0Tie · defense
1,790Dec 18, 1952Detroit Red Wings and Toronto Maple Leafs tied 1–1Tie · defense
1,791Dec 20, 1952Detroit Red Wings and New York Rangers tied 1–1Tie · defense
1,792Dec 21, 1952Detroit Red Wings beat New York Rangers 5–2Defense
1,793Dec 25, 1952Detroit Red Wings and Chicago Blackhawks tied 3–3Tie · defense
1,794Dec 27, 1952Detroit Red Wings and Montréal Canadiens tied 2–2Tie · defense
1,795Dec 28, 1952Detroit Red Wings beat Boston Bruins 7–1Defense
1,796Dec 31, 1952Montréal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings 2–0Title change
1,797Jan 1, 1953Montréal Canadiens and Chicago Blackhawks tied 2–2Tie · defense
1,798Jan 3, 1953Boston Bruins beat Montréal Canadiens 1–0Title change
1,799Jan 4, 1953New York Rangers beat Boston Bruins 5–2Title change
1,800Jan 7, 1953Chicago Blackhawks beat New York Rangers 6–4Title change
1,801Jan 10, 1953Montréal Canadiens beat Chicago Blackhawks 5–2Title change
1,802Jan 11, 1953New York Rangers beat Montréal Canadiens 7–0Title change
1,803Jan 14, 1953New York Rangers beat Detroit Red Wings 3–2Defense
1,804Jan 17, 1953Toronto Maple Leafs beat New York Rangers 1–0Title change
1,805Jan 18, 1953Boston Bruins beat Toronto Maple Leafs 2–1Title change
1,806Jan 22, 1953Boston Bruins and Chicago Blackhawks tied 3–3Tie · defense
1,807Jan 24, 1953Boston Bruins beat New York Rangers 9–0Defense
1,808Jan 25, 1953New York Rangers beat Boston Bruins 2–1Title change
1,809Jan 28, 1953Montréal Canadiens beat New York Rangers 2–1Title change
1,810Jan 29, 1953Montréal Canadiens beat New York Rangers 5–2Defense
1,811Jan 31, 1953Montréal Canadiens and Boston Bruins tied 0–0Tie · defense
1,812Feb 1, 1953Boston Bruins beat Montréal Canadiens 4–3Title change
1,813Feb 5, 1953Boston Bruins beat Chicago Blackhawks 4–1Defense
1,814Feb 8, 1953Detroit Red Wings beat Boston Bruins 5–3Title change
1,815Feb 11, 1953Detroit Red Wings and New York Rangers tied 2–2Tie · defense
1,816Feb 12, 1953Boston Bruins beat Detroit Red Wings 3–1Title change
1,817Feb 14, 1953Boston Bruins beat New York Rangers 5–4Defense
1,818Feb 15, 1953Boston Bruins beat Montréal Canadiens 1–0Defense
1,819Feb 18, 1953New York Rangers beat Boston Bruins 4–2Title change
1,820Feb 19, 1953New York Rangers beat Chicago Blackhawks 4–2Defense
1,821Feb 21, 1953Montréal Canadiens beat New York Rangers 4–1Title change
1,822Feb 25, 1953Montréal Canadiens beat Toronto Maple Leafs 2–1Defense
1,823Feb 26, 1953Montréal Canadiens beat Toronto Maple Leafs 4–1Defense
1,824Feb 28, 1953Detroit Red Wings beat Montréal Canadiens 4–3Title change
1,825Mar 2, 1953Detroit Red Wings beat Boston Bruins 10–2Defense
1,826Mar 5, 1953Detroit Red Wings beat New York Rangers 7–1Defense
1,827Mar 7, 1953Detroit Red Wings beat Toronto Maple Leafs 3–0Defense
1,828Mar 8, 1953Detroit Red Wings beat Toronto Maple Leafs 3–1Defense
1,829Mar 11, 1953Detroit Red Wings beat New York Rangers 2–0Defense
1,830Mar 12, 1953Detroit Red Wings and Boston Bruins tied 2–2Tie · defense
1,831Mar 14, 1953Chicago Blackhawks beat Detroit Red Wings 3–1Title change
1,832Mar 15, 1953Chicago Blackhawks and Detroit Red Wings tied 0–0Tie · defense
1,833Mar 18, 1953Toronto Maple Leafs beat Chicago Blackhawks 4–3Title change
1,834Mar 19, 1953Toronto Maple Leafs beat Montréal Canadiens 4–1Defense
1,835Mar 21, 1953Toronto Maple Leafs beat New York Rangers 5–0Defense
1,836Mar 22, 1953Toronto Maple Leafs beat Boston Bruins 3–1Defense

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