Belt game 2,552 · November 25, 1962
Boston Bruins take the belt
Boston Bruins beat Toronto Maple Leafs 5–2 at home to start reign 994 of the NHL belt, the 147th for the franchise.
Toronto Maple Leafs had held it since November 24, 1962, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Boston Bruins held it for 4 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Chicago Blackhawks on November 29, 1962.
994Reign number
147Team's reign
0Defenses
4Days held
Box score
Boston Bruins
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Bucyk | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Don McKenney | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Leo Boivin | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Cliff Pennington | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Charlie Burns | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Tommy Williams | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne Hicks | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Murray Oliver | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Jerry Toppazzini | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean-Guy Gendron | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ted Green | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne Connelly | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Andre Pronovost | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Pat Stapleton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Mohns | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Irv Spencer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Warren Godfrey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Perreault | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 30 | 32 |
Toronto Maple Leafs
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Duff | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Keon | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Frank Mahovlich | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Carl Brewer | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Red Kelly | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Tim Horton | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| George Armstrong | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Nevin | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Stewart | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Billy Harris | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Mikol | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Pulford | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Eddie Shack | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ed Litzenberger | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Kent Douglas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Baun | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Allan Stanley | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Simmons | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 19 | 24 |
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