Belt game 2,423 · January 28, 1961
Toronto Maple Leafs take the belt
Toronto Maple Leafs beat Chicago Black Hawks 2–1 at home to start reign 948 of the NHL belt, the 153rd for the franchise.
Chicago Black Hawks had held it since January 22, 1961, with 1 defense over 6 days.
Toronto Maple Leafs held it for 18 days and 7 defenses, then lost it to Montréal Canadiens on February 15, 1961.
948Reign number
153Team's reign
7Defenses
18Days held
Box score
Toronto Maple Leafs
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Duff | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| George Armstrong | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Nevin | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Frank Mahovlich | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Red Kelly | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Allan Stanley | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Regan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Stewart | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Keon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Billy Harris | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bert Olmstead | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Eddie Shack | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Tim Horton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Carl Brewer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Baun | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Hillman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Johnny Bower | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 25 | 26 |
Chicago Black Hawks
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Murphy | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Pierre Pilote | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Moose Vasko | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Murray Balfour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Tod Sloan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Hay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ed Litzenberger | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ab McDonald | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Eric Nesterenko | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Hull | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Earl Balfour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Stan Mikita | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Al Arbour | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jack Evans | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Reg Fleming | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Glenn Hall | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 20 | 22 |
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