Belt game 2,457 · November 1, 1961
Toronto Maple Leafs take the belt
Toronto Maple Leafs beat Montréal Canadiens 3–2 at home to start reign 957 of the NHL belt, the 155th for the franchise.
Montréal Canadiens had held it since October 14, 1961, with 7 defenses over 18 days.
Toronto Maple Leafs held it for 6 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Chicago Blackhawks on November 7, 1961.
957Reign number
155Team's reign
2Defenses
6Days held
Box score
Toronto Maple Leafs
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Kelly | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Nevin | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Pulford | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Eddie Shack | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Frank Mahovlich | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Carl Brewer | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Tim Horton | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dick Duff | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| George Armstrong | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Stewart | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Keon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Billy Harris | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| John MacMillan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Al Arbour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Arnie Brown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Baun | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Johnny Bower | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 24 | 26 |
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Provost | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Henri Richard | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Marcel Bonin | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bernie Geoffrion | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ralph Backstrom | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Hicke | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Rousseau | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Goyette | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Gilles Tremblay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Donnie Marshall | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| J.C. Tremblay | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean-Guy Talbot | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Lou Fontinato | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Al MacNeil | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jacques Plante | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 30 | 33 |
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