Belt game 2,572 · January 12, 1963
Toronto Maple Leafs take the belt
Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Red Wings 2–1 at home to start reign 1,006 of the NHL belt, the 167th for the franchise.
Detroit Red Wings had held it since January 10, 1963, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Toronto Maple Leafs held it for 5 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Montréal Canadiens on January 17, 1963.
1,006Reign number
167Team's reign
1Defenses
5Days held
Box score
Toronto Maple Leafs
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Keon | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Dick Duff | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Stewart | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Carl Brewer | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| George Armstrong | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Nevin | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Billy Harris | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Norm Armstrong | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Pulford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Eddie Shack | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Ed Litzenberger | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Frank Mahovlich | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Red Kelly | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Tim Horton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Kent Douglas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Hillman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Simmons | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 23 | 24 |
Detroit Red Wings
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gordie Howe | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Alex Delvecchio | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Gadsby | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Norm Ullman | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Floyd Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Alex Faulkner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Billy McNeill | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Andre Pronovost | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bruce MacGregor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Val Fonteyne | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Parker MacDonald | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Jeffrey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Howie Young | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Marcel Pronovost | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Barkley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Pete Goegan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Terry Sawchuk | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 7 | 8 |
| Dennis Riggin | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 20 | 21 |
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