Belt game 2,090 · December 23, 1956
Toronto Maple Leafs take the belt
Toronto Maple Leafs beat New York Rangers 3–1 on the road to start reign 823 of the NHL belt, the 137th for the franchise.
New York Rangers had held it since December 16, 1956, with 1 defense over 7 days.
Toronto Maple Leafs held it for 7 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Chicago Blackhawks on December 30, 1956.
823Reign number
137Team's reign
2Defenses
7Days held
Box score
New York Rangers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jean-Guy Gendron | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Gadsby | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bruce Cline | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Andy Bathgate | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Andy Hebenton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Parker MacDonald | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Creighton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dean Prentice | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gerry Foley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Popein | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Danny Lewicki | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Cahan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Harry Howell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jack Evans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Lou Fontinato | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Johnny Bower | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 25 | 27 |
Toronto Maple Leafs
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rudy Migay | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Sid Smith | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tod Sloan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jimmy Thomson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Morrison | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Stewart | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dick Duff | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian Cullen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Pulford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Hurst | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Nykoluk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tim Horton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Al MacNeil | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Marc Reaume | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ed Chadwick | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 20 | 21 |
Box scores: the NHL's own game center.
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