Belt game 2,577 · January 23, 1963
Toronto Maple Leafs take the belt
Toronto Maple Leafs beat Montréal Canadiens 5–1 at home to start reign 1,008 of the NHL belt, the 168th for the franchise.
Montréal Canadiens had held it since January 17, 1963, with 2 defenses over 6 days.
Toronto Maple Leafs held it for 3 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Boston Bruins on January 26, 1963.
1,008Reign number
168Team's reign
1Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Toronto Maple Leafs
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bronco Horvath | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Pulford | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | — |
| Carl Brewer | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Keon | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Frank Mahovlich | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Red Kelly | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Kent Douglas | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Allan Stanley | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Dick Duff | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| George Armstrong | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Nevin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Billy Harris | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Eddie Shack | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Ed Litzenberger | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tim Horton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Baun | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Simmons | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 33 | 34 |
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dickie Moore | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Henri Richard | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean Beliveau | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Ralph Backstrom | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Hicke | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Claude Provost | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Rousseau | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Red Berenson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Gilles Tremblay | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| J.C. Tremblay | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean Gauthier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean-Guy Talbot | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Lou Fontinato | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jacques Plante | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 39 | 44 |
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