Belt game 1,773 · November 13, 1952
Toronto Maple Leafs take the belt
Toronto Maple Leafs beat Montréal Canadiens 3–1 on the road to start reign 708 of the NHL belt, the 124th for the franchise.
Montréal Canadiens had held it since November 6, 1952, with 1 defense over 7 days.
Toronto Maple Leafs held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Chicago Blackhawks on November 15, 1952.
708Reign number
124Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bert Olmstead | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Harvey | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bernie Geoffrion | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Floyd Curry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dick Gamble | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Maurice Richard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Masnick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Billy Reay | 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 | — | — |
| Paul Meger | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Butch Bouchard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dollard St. Laurent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bud MacPherson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gerry McNeil | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Toronto Maple Leafs
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ted Kennedy | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Stewart | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Harry Watson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Sid Smith | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Rudy Migay | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jimmy Thomson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Max Bentley | 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 | — | — |
| George Armstrong | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gord Hannigan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Fern Flaman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tim Horton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Leo Boivin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Frank Sullivan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Harry Lumley | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
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