Belt game 2,052 · February 29, 1956
Toronto Maple Leafs take the belt
Toronto Maple Leafs beat Montréal Canadiens 4–1 at home to start reign 810 of the NHL belt, the 136th for the franchise.
Montréal Canadiens had held it since February 2, 1956, with 9 defenses over 27 days.
Toronto Maple Leafs held it for 8 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Montréal Canadiens on March 8, 1956.
810Reign number
136Team's reign
2Defenses
8Days held
Box score
Toronto Maple Leafs
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rudy Migay | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Morrison | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| George Armstrong | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tod Sloan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Stewart | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Billy Harris | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dick Duff | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Sid Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gerry James | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Hurst | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gord Hannigan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Earl Balfour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian Cullen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jimmy Thomson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Hugh Bolton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tim Horton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Marc Reaume | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Harry Lumley | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 17 | 18 |
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernie Geoffrion | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dickie Moore | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Henri Richard | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean Beliveau | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Floyd Curry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jack LeClair | 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 | — | — |
| Ken Mosdell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Donnie Marshall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Claude Provost | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Harvey | 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 | — | — |
| Jean-Guy Talbot | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dollard St. Laurent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Turner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jacques Plante | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 26 | 30 |
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