Belt game 1,765 · October 22, 1952
Toronto Maple Leafs take the belt
Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Red Wings 5–4 at home to start reign 703 of the NHL belt, the 122nd for the franchise.
Detroit Red Wings had held it since October 19, 1952, with 0 defenses over 3 days.
Toronto Maple Leafs held it for 3 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Boston Bruins on October 25, 1952.
703Reign number
122Team's reign
0Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Toronto Maple Leafs
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max Bentley | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Howie Meeker | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gord Hannigan | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Stewart | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ted Kennedy | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jimmy Thomson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Harry Watson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Sid Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Rudy Migay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tod Sloan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Hassard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Solinger | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tim Horton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Leo Boivin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Hugh Bolton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Morrison | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Harry Lumley | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Detroit Red Wings
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ted Lindsay | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gordie Howe | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Marty Pavelich | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Wilson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Goldham | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Marcel Pronovost | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Red Kelly | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Benny Woit | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tony Leswick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Metro Prystai | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Glen Skov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Reg Sinclair | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Alex Delvecchio | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Johnny Wilson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Zeidel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Terry Sawchuk | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
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