Belt game 1,252 · March 3, 1945
Toronto Maple Leafs take the belt
Toronto Maple Leafs beat Montréal Canadiens 3–2 at home to start reign 497 of the NHL belt, the 84th for the franchise.
Montréal Canadiens had held it since January 13, 1945, with 15 defenses over 49 days.
Toronto Maple Leafs held it for 14 days and 4 defenses, then lost it to Detroit Red Wings on March 17, 1945.
497Reign number
84Team's reign
4Defenses
14Days held
Box score
Toronto Maple Leafs
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lorne Carr | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Sweeney Schriner | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Nick Metz | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Babe Pratt | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Davidson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mel Hill | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ted Kennedy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Art Jackson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom O'Neill | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 | — | — |
| Wally Stanowski | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Frank McCool | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elmer Lach | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Maurice Richard | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Glen Harmon | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Buddy O'Connor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ray Getliffe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Murph Chamberlain | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Mosdell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Fern Gauthier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Frank Eddolls | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Butch Bouchard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Durnan | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
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