Belt game 2,567 · January 1, 1963
Boston Bruins take the belt
Boston Bruins beat Toronto Maple Leafs 3–0 at home to start reign 1,003 of the NHL belt, the 148th for the franchise.
Toronto Maple Leafs had held it since December 26, 1962, with 1 defense over 6 days.
Boston Bruins held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Montréal Canadiens on January 3, 1963.
1,003Reign number
148Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Boston Bruins
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leo Boivin | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Johnny Bucyk | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Charlie Burns | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Tommy Williams | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Forbes Kennedy | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jerry Toppazzini | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Leiter | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ted Green | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne Hicks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Murray Oliver | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Don McKenney | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ed Westfall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean-Guy Gendron | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Mohns | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Irv Spencer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Warren Godfrey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Eddie Johnston | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 32 | 32 |
Toronto Maple Leafs
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Duff | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| George Armstrong | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Stewart | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Keon | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Billy Harris | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Norm Armstrong | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Pulford | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Eddie Shack | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ed Litzenberger | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Frank Mahovlich | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Carl Brewer | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Al Arbour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Red Kelly | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Tim Horton | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Kent Douglas | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Allan Stanley | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Johnny Bower | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 25 | 28 |
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