Belt game 2,440 · March 5, 1961
Chicago Black Hawks take the belt
Chicago Black Hawks beat Toronto Maple Leafs 3–1 at home to start reign 951 of the NHL belt, the 104th for the franchise.
Toronto Maple Leafs had held it since February 23, 1961, with 4 defenses over 10 days.
Chicago Black Hawks held it for 7 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Montréal Canadiens on March 12, 1961.
951Reign number
104Team's reign
2Defenses
7Days held
Box score
Chicago Black Hawks
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Hull | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Hay | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Kenny Wharram | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Pierre Pilote | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Reg Fleming | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Dollard St. Laurent | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Murray Balfour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Tod Sloan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Murphy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Ed Litzenberger | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Eric Nesterenko | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Earl Balfour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Stan Mikita | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Al Arbour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Moose Vasko | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jack Evans | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Glenn Hall | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 25 | 26 |
Toronto Maple Leafs
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Pulford | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Allan Stanley | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dick Duff | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Nevin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Stewart | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Keon | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Billy Harris | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bert Olmstead | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Eddie Shack | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| John MacMillan | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Frank Mahovlich | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tim Horton | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Carl Brewer | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Baun | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Hillman | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Cesare Maniago | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 47 | 49 |
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