Belt game 1,848 · November 4, 1953
Toronto Maple Leafs take the belt
Toronto Maple Leafs beat Chicago Black Hawks 3–1 at home to start reign 735 of the NHL belt, the 127th for the franchise.
Chicago Black Hawks had held it since October 31, 1953, with 1 defense over 4 days.
Toronto Maple Leafs held it for 15 days and 5 defenses, then lost it to Montréal Canadiens on November 19, 1953.
735Reign number
127Team's reign
5Defenses
15Days held
Box score
Toronto Maple Leafs
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Watson | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tod Sloan | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ted Kennedy | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| George Armstrong | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tim Horton | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Sid Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Stewart | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Rudy Migay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Eric Nesterenko | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gord Hannigan | 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 | — | — |
| Jimmy Thomson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Fern Flaman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Leo Boivin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Morrison | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Harry Lumley | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Chicago Black Hawks
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Mosienko | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Lou Jankowski | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Wilson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jimmy Peters | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Pete Conacher | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gus Bodnar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| George Gee | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim McFadden | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Kenny Wharram | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Murray Costello | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gus Mortson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Lee Fogolin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Gadsby | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Al Dewsbury | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Zeidel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Al Rollins | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
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