Belt game 2,465 · November 23, 1961
Toronto Maple Leafs take the belt
Toronto Maple Leafs beat Chicago Black Hawks 5–2 on the road to start reign 962 of the NHL belt, the 156th for the franchise.
Chicago Black Hawks had held it since November 15, 1961, with 1 defense over 8 days.
Toronto Maple Leafs held it for 10 days and 5 defenses, then lost it to Detroit Red Wings on December 3, 1961.
962Reign number
156Team's reign
5Defenses
10Days held
Box score
Chicago Black Hawks
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stan Mikita | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bronco Horvath | 1 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Eric Nesterenko | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Hull | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Murray Balfour | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Murphy | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Hay | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Gerry Melnyk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ab McDonald | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Kenny Wharram | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Turner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Pierre Pilote | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Moose Vasko | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jack Evans | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Reg Fleming | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dollard St. Laurent | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne Hillman | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Glenn Hall | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 33 | 38 |
Toronto Maple Leafs
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Kelly | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Stewart | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Pulford | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Eddie Shack | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Frank Mahovlich | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Tim Horton | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Allan Stanley | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dick Duff | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| George Armstrong | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Nevin | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Keon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Billy Harris | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bert Olmstead | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| John MacMillan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Carl Brewer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Al Arbour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Baun | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Johnny Bower | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 23 | 25 |
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