Belt game 2,435 · February 23, 1961
Toronto Maple Leafs take the belt
Toronto Maple Leafs beat Montréal Canadiens 4–2 on the road to start reign 950 of the NHL belt, the 154th for the franchise.
Montréal Canadiens had held it since February 15, 1961, with 3 defenses over 8 days.
Toronto Maple Leafs held it for 10 days and 4 defenses, then lost it to Chicago Blackhawks on March 5, 1961.
950Reign number
154Team's reign
4Defenses
10Days held
Box score
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jean Beliveau | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Bernie Geoffrion | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Donnie Marshall | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean-Guy Talbot | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 20 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ralph Backstrom | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Hicke | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean-Guy Gendron | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Henri Richard | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Marcel Bonin | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Goyette | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Glen Skov | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Harvey | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| J.C. Tremblay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Turner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Al Langlois | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jacques Plante | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 37 | 41 |
Toronto Maple Leafs
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Nevin | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Red Kelly | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Dick Duff | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Billy Harris | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Frank Mahovlich | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Hillman | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Regan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| George Armstrong | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Stewart | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Keon | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Eddie Shack | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| John MacMillan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tim Horton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Carl Brewer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Baun | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Allan Stanley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Gerry McNamara | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 25 | 27 |
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