Belt game 2,417 · January 14, 1961
Toronto Maple Leafs take the belt
Toronto Maple Leafs beat Chicago Black Hawks 4–1 at home to start reign 945 of the NHL belt, the 152nd for the franchise.
Chicago Black Hawks had held it since January 5, 1961, with 2 defenses over 9 days.
Toronto Maple Leafs held it for 7 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Boston Bruins on January 21, 1961.
945Reign number
152Team's reign
2Defenses
7Days held
Box score
Toronto Maple Leafs
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Duff | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Red Kelly | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Allan Stanley | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| George Armstrong | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Nevin | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Keon | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Billy Harris | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bert Olmstead | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Eddie Shack | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Regan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Stewart | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Frank Mahovlich | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Tim Horton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Baun | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Hillman | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Johnny Bower | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 24 | 25 |
Chicago Black Hawks
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Hay | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Hull | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Pierre Pilote | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Murray Balfour | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Tod Sloan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Murphy | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Ed Litzenberger | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ab McDonald | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Eric Nesterenko | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Kenny Wharram | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Earl Balfour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Stan Mikita | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Al Arbour | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Moose Vasko | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jack Evans | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Reg Fleming | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dollard St. Laurent | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Glenn Hall | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 26 | 30 |
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