Belt game 1,171 · January 4, 1944
Montréal Canadiens take the belt
Montréal Canadiens beat Toronto Maple Leafs 6–3 at home to start reign 475 of the NHL belt, the 71st for the franchise.
Toronto Maple Leafs had held it since January 1, 1944, with 0 defenses over 3 days.
Montréal Canadiens held it for 7 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Toronto Maple Leafs on January 11, 1944.
475Reign number
71Team's reign
2Defenses
7Days held
Box score
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toe Blake | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Glen Harmon | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Maurice Richard | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Elmer Lach | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ray Getliffe | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Watson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Fern Majeau | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gerry Heffernan | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Fillion | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Butch Bouchard | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Leo Lamoureux | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Buddy O'Connor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Durnan | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Toronto Maple Leafs
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lorne Carr | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Davidson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jack Hamilton | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Webster | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Babe Pratt | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ted Kennedy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Johnny Ingoldsby | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| George Boothman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom O'Neill | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gus Bodnar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Reg Hamilton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Moe Morris | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Bibeault | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: the NHL's own game center.
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