Belt game 2,536 · October 20, 1962
Toronto Maple Leafs take the belt
Toronto Maple Leafs beat Chicago Black Hawks 3–1 at home to start reign 985 of the NHL belt, the 161st for the franchise.
Chicago Black Hawks had held it since October 17, 1962, with 0 defenses over 3 days.
Toronto Maple Leafs held it for 7 days and 1 defense, then lost it to New York Rangers on October 27, 1962.
985Reign number
161Team's reign
1Defenses
7Days held
Box score
Toronto Maple Leafs
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Duff | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| George Armstrong | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Keon | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Nevin | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Ed Litzenberger | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Frank Mahovlich | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Stewart | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Billy Harris | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Mikol | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Pulford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Eddie Shack | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Carl Brewer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Tim Horton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Kent Douglas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Baun | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Allan Stanley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Johnny Bower | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 18 | 19 |
Chicago Black Hawks
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Hull | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Murray Balfour | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Hay | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Len Lunde | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Murphy | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ab McDonald | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Eric Nesterenko | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Chico Maki | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Turner | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Pierre Pilote | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Moose Vasko | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jack Evans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Reg Fleming | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Al MacNeil | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne Hillman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Glenn Hall | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 24 | 26 |
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