Belt game 1,858 · November 28, 1953
Toronto Maple Leafs take the belt
Toronto Maple Leafs beat Montréal Canadiens 3–1 at home to start reign 737 of the NHL belt, the 128th for the franchise.
Montréal Canadiens had held it since November 19, 1953, with 3 defenses over 9 days.
Toronto Maple Leafs held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Boston Bruins on November 29, 1953.
737Reign number
128Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Toronto Maple Leafs
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Thomson | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Harry Watson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Sid Smith | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ted Kennedy | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Rudy Migay | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tod Sloan | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Eric Nesterenko | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tim Horton | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Howie Meeker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Stewart | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Hassard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Solinger | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Earl Balfour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Fern Flaman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Leo Boivin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Morrison | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Harry Lumley | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calum MacKay | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| John McCormack | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Butch Bouchard | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bernie Geoffrion | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Floyd Curry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dick Gamble | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Maurice Richard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bert Olmstead | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Elmer Lach | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Mosdell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Meger | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Harvey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dollard St. Laurent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bud MacPherson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Eddie Mazur | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gerry McNeil | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
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