Belt game 1,286 · January 10, 1946
Toronto Maple Leafs take the belt
Toronto Maple Leafs beat Montréal Canadiens 5–4 on the road to start reign 513 of the NHL belt, the 87th for the franchise.
Montréal Canadiens had held it since January 5, 1946, with 0 defenses over 5 days.
Toronto Maple Leafs held it for 13 days and 3 defenses, then lost it to Boston Bruins on January 23, 1946.
513Reign number
87Team's reign
3Defenses
13Days held
Box score
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leo Lamoureux | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Toe Blake | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Maurice Richard | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Billy Reay | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Fillion | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Elmer Lach | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Butch Bouchard | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dutch Hiller | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Buddy O'Connor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Joe Benoit | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jimmy Peters | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Glen Harmon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Reardon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Bibeault | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Toronto Maple Leafs
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Davidson | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jack Hamilton | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Goldham | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Billy Taylor | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mel Hill | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Nick Metz | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Lorne Carr | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Syl Apps | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Sweeney Schriner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gaye Stewart | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gus Bodnar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Babe Pratt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Wally Stanowski | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Moe Morris | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Frank McCool | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
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