Belt game 2,485 · January 6, 1962
Toronto Maple Leafs take the belt
Toronto Maple Leafs beat Chicago Black Hawks 6–3 at home to start reign 967 of the NHL belt, the 157th for the franchise.
Chicago Black Hawks had held it since January 1, 1962, with 2 defenses over 5 days.
Toronto Maple Leafs held it for 5 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Montréal Canadiens on January 11, 1962.
967Reign number
157Team's reign
2Defenses
5Days held
Box score
Toronto Maple Leafs
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Nevin | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Frank Mahovlich | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Pulford | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Allan Stanley | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Keon | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Billy Harris | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Bert Olmstead | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Ed Litzenberger | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Baun | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dick Duff | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| George Armstrong | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Stewart | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian Conacher | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Carl Brewer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Al Arbour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tim Horton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Johnny Bower | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 25 | 28 |
Chicago Black Hawks
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Hull | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Bronco Horvath | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Murphy | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Eric Nesterenko | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Kenny Wharram | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Stan Mikita | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Hay | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Gerry Melnyk | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ab McDonald | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Turner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Pierre Pilote | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Moose Vasko | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Jack Evans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Reg Fleming | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dollard St. Laurent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Glenn Hall | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 27 | 33 |
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