Belt game 2,332 · December 2, 1959
Toronto Maple Leafs take the belt
Toronto Maple Leafs beat Montréal Canadiens 1–0 at home to start reign 910 of the NHL belt, the 146th for the franchise.
Montréal Canadiens had held it since October 25, 1959, with 14 defenses over 38 days.
Toronto Maple Leafs held it for 4 days and 1 defense, then lost it to New York Rangers on December 6, 1959.
910Reign number
146Team's reign
1Defenses
4Days held
Box score
Toronto Maple Leafs
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerry Ehman | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Frank Mahovlich | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Marc Reaume | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Regan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Dick Duff | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| George Armstrong | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Stewart | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ted Hampson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Billy Harris | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bert Olmstead | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Johnny Wilson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Pulford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Garry Edmundson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tim Horton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Carl Brewer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Baun | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Allan Stanley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Johnny Bower | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 28 | 28 |
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jean Beliveau | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Ralph Backstrom | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Hicke | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dickie Moore | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Claude Provost | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ab McDonald | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Henri Richard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Marcel Bonin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Goyette | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Donnie Marshall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Andre Pronovost | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Harvey | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Turner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean-Guy Talbot | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Al Langlois | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jacques Plante | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 29 | 30 |
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