Belt game 2,272 · January 21, 1959
Toronto Maple Leafs take the belt
Toronto Maple Leafs beat Montréal Canadiens 3–1 at home to start reign 891 of the NHL belt, the 143rd for the franchise.
Montréal Canadiens had held it since January 3, 1959, with 6 defenses over 18 days.
Toronto Maple Leafs held it for 3 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Boston Bruins on January 24, 1959.
891Reign number
143Team's reign
0Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Toronto Maple Leafs
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Duff | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Billy Harris | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Stewart | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bert Olmstead | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Baun | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Regan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| George Armstrong | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian Cullen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gerry Ehman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Barry Cullen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Pulford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Frank Mahovlich | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Marc Reaume | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tim Horton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Carl Brewer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Noel Price | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Allan Stanley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ed Chadwick | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 33 | 34 |
| Johnny Bower | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernie Geoffrion | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dickie Moore | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Johnson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean Beliveau | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Claude Provost | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ab McDonald | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Henri Richard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Marcel Bonin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Goyette | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Donnie Marshall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Andre Pronovost | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Harvey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Turner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean-Guy Talbot | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Al Langlois | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ian Cushenan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jacques Plante | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 31 | 34 |
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