Belt game 2,579 · January 26, 1963
Boston Bruins take the belt
Boston Bruins beat Toronto Maple Leafs 5–2 on the road to start reign 1,009 of the NHL belt, the 149th for the franchise.
Toronto Maple Leafs had held it since January 23, 1963, with 1 defense over 3 days.
Boston Bruins held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Detroit Red Wings on January 27, 1963.
1,009Reign number
149Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Toronto Maple Leafs
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Keon | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Dick Duff | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| George Armstrong | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Baun | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Allan Stanley | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Nevin | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Billy Harris | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Bronco Horvath | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Pulford | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Eddie Shack | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Ed Litzenberger | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Frank Mahovlich | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Carl Brewer | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Red Kelly | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Tim Horton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Kent Douglas | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Simmons | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 17 | 21 |
Boston Bruins
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry Toppazzini | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Johnny Bucyk | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Charlie Burns | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Tommy Williams | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Forbes Kennedy | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Murray Oliver | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean-Guy Gendron | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Leiter | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Ted Green | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Mohns | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Leo Boivin | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne Hicks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ed Westfall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Irv Spencer | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Warren Godfrey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Eddie Johnston | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 33 | 35 |
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