Belt game 1,739 · March 5, 1952
Toronto Maple Leafs take the belt
Toronto Maple Leafs beat Montréal Canadiens 6–2 at home to start reign 696 of the NHL belt, the 121st for the franchise.
Montréal Canadiens had held it since February 28, 1952, with 2 defenses over 6 days.
Toronto Maple Leafs held it for 4 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Detroit Red Wings on March 9, 1952.
696Reign number
121Team's reign
1Defenses
4Days held
Box score
Toronto Maple Leafs
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tod Sloan | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Max Bentley | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Sid Smith | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jimmy Thomson | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Harry Watson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Howie Meeker | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Cal Gardner | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| George Armstrong | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ted Kennedy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Earl Balfour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ray Timgren | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Eric Nesterenko | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Fern Flaman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Morrison | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Hugh Bolton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Al Rollins | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernie Geoffrion | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dick Gamble | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dickie Moore | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Meger | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Floyd Curry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Billy Reay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bert Olmstead | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Elmer Lach | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| John McCormack | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Mosdell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Harvey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Butch Bouchard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dollard St. Laurent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bud MacPherson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gerry McNeil | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
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