Belt game 2,590 · February 23, 1963
Boston Bruins take the belt
Boston Bruins beat Toronto Maple Leafs 4–2 on the road to start reign 1,016 of the NHL belt, the 150th for the franchise.
Toronto Maple Leafs had held it since February 20, 1963, with 0 defenses over 3 days.
Boston Bruins held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Chicago Blackhawks on February 24, 1963.
1,016Reign number
150Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Toronto Maple Leafs
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Stewart | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Eddie Shack | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ed Litzenberger | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Tim Horton | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Dick Duff | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| George Armstrong | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Nevin | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Keon | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Billy Harris | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Andre Champagne | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Pulford | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Carl Brewer | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Red Kelly | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Kent Douglas | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Baun | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Allan Stanley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Johnny Bower | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 33 | 37 |
Boston Bruins
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Bucyk | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Charlie Burns | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jerry Toppazzini | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Tommy Williams | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Forbes Kennedy | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Murray Oliver | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean-Guy Gendron | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Mohns | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne Hicks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dean Prentice | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Ed Westfall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Leiter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ted Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Leo Boivin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Irv Spencer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Warren Godfrey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Eddie Johnston | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 34 | 36 |
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