Belt game 2,562 · December 22, 1962
Toronto Maple Leafs take the belt
Toronto Maple Leafs beat New York Rangers 4–2 at home to start reign 1,000 of the NHL belt, the 165th for the franchise.
New York Rangers had held it since December 16, 1962, with 0 defenses over 6 days.
Toronto Maple Leafs held it for 3 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Detroit Red Wings on December 25, 1962.
1,000Reign number
165Team's reign
1Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Toronto Maple Leafs
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Horton | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Stewart | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Keon | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Billy Harris | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Pulford | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Frank Mahovlich | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Red Kelly | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Allan Stanley | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dick Duff | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| George Armstrong | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Norm Armstrong | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Eddie Shack | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ed Litzenberger | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Carl Brewer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Al Arbour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Kent Douglas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Simmons | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 20 | 22 |
New York Rangers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Camille Henry | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Andy Bathgate | 1 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Earl Ingarfield | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Andy Hebenton | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bronco Horvath | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Rod Gilbert | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Balon | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Dean Prentice | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Schinkel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean Ratelle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ted Hampson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Harvey | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Harry Howell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Al Langlois | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Cahan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Neilson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Gump Worsley | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 35 | 38 |
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