Belt game 2,592 · February 27, 1963
Toronto Maple Leafs take the belt
Toronto Maple Leafs beat Chicago Black Hawks 6–3 at home to start reign 1,018 of the NHL belt, the 170th for the franchise.
Chicago Black Hawks had held it since February 24, 1963, with 0 defenses over 3 days.
Toronto Maple Leafs held it for 24 days and 9 defenses, then lost it to Detroit Red Wings on March 23, 1963.
1,018Reign number
170Team's reign
9Defenses
24Days held
Box score
Toronto Maple Leafs
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Mahovlich | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Stewart | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Pulford | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Tim Horton | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dick Duff | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| George Armstrong | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Keon | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Red Kelly | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Kent Douglas | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Baun | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Nevin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Billy Harris | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Andre Champagne | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ed Litzenberger | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Carl Brewer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Allan Stanley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Johnny Bower | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 23 | 26 |
Chicago Black Hawks
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Murray Balfour | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Len Lunde | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Murphy | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ab McDonald | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Eric Nesterenko | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Stan Mikita | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Moose Vasko | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Hay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Chico Maki | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Kenny Wharram | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Turner | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Pierre Pilote | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jack Evans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Reg Fleming | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Al MacNeil | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne Hillman | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Glenn Hall | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 25 | 31 |
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