Belt game 1,445 · March 24, 1948 · playoffs
Toronto Maple Leafs take the belt
Toronto Maple Leafs beat Boston Bruins 5–4 (OT) at home to start reign 582 of the NHL belt, the 99th for the franchise.
Boston Bruins had held it since March 14, 1948, with 3 defenses over 10 days.
Toronto Maple Leafs held it for 8 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Boston Bruins on April 1, 1948.
582Reign number
99Team's reign
2Defenses
8Days held
Box score
Toronto Maple Leafs
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max Bentley | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Syl Apps | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Harry Watson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Nick Metz | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ted Kennedy | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Ezinicki | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Howie Meeker | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Wally Stanowski | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jimmy Thomson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Metz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Vic Lynn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Joe Klukay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Garth Boesch | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gus Mortson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Barilko | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Turk Broda | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | — |
Boston Bruins
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milt Schmidt | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jimmy Peters | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Grant Warwick | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ed Harrison | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Smith | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Ronty | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Johnny Peirson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Pete Babando | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Pat Egan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Murray Henderson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ed Sandford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Woody Dumart | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jack Crawford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Fern Flaman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Clare Martin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Frank Brimsek | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | — |
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