Belt game 1,233 · January 4, 1945
Toronto Maple Leafs take the belt
Toronto Maple Leafs beat Montréal Canadiens 4–2 at home to start reign 494 of the NHL belt, the 83rd for the franchise.
Montréal Canadiens had held it since December 5, 1944, with 7 defenses over 30 days.
Toronto Maple Leafs held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Detroit Red Wings on January 6, 1945.
494Reign number
83Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Toronto Maple Leafs
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mel Hill | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Davidson | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Lorne Carr | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ted Kennedy | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Nick Metz | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gus Bodnar | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Wally Stanowski | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Art Jackson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Pete Backor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Frank McCool | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Getliffe | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Murph Chamberlain | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Frank Eddolls | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Leo Lamoureux | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dutch Hiller | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Toe Blake | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Maurice Richard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Buddy O'Connor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Elmer Lach | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Mosdell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Fern Gauthier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Butch Bouchard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Glen Harmon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Durnan | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
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