Belt game 1,212 · November 2, 1944
Toronto Maple Leafs take the belt
Toronto Maple Leafs beat Montréal Canadiens 4–1 on the road to start reign 489 of the NHL belt, the 82nd for the franchise.
Montréal Canadiens had held it since April 4, 1944, with 4 defenses over 212 days.
Toronto Maple Leafs held it for 10 days and 3 defenses, then lost it to Detroit Red Wings on November 12, 1944.
489Reign number
82Team's reign
3Defenses
10Days held
Box score
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toe Blake | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Leo Lamoureux | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dutch Hiller | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Maurice Richard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Buddy O'Connor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ray Getliffe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Murph Chamberlain | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Fillion | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Elmer Lach | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Fern Gauthier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Butch Bouchard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Glen Harmon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Frank Eddolls | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Durnan | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Toronto Maple Leafs
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sweeney Schriner | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Lorne Carr | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Nick Metz | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gus Bodnar | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Pete Backor | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Davidson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mel Hill | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ted Kennedy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Ezinicki | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom O'Neill | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Babe Pratt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Reg Hamilton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Moe Morris | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Frank McCool | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: the NHL's own game center.
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