Belt game 2,613 · April 16, 1963 · playoffs
Toronto Maple Leafs take the belt
Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Red Wings 4–2 on the road to start reign 1,024 of the NHL belt, the 172nd for the franchise.
Detroit Red Wings had held it since April 14, 1963, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Toronto Maple Leafs held it for 180 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Chicago Blackhawks on October 13, 1963.
1,024Reign number
172Team's reign
2Defenses
180Days held
Box score
Detroit Red Wings
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gordie Howe | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | — | — |
| Alex Delvecchio | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Parker MacDonald | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Eddie Joyal | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Norm Ullman | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Vic Stasiuk | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Alex Faulkner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Jeffrey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Andre Pronovost | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bruce MacGregor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Floyd Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Val Fonteyne | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Marcel Pronovost | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Gadsby | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Barkley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Pete Goegan | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Gerry Odrowski | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Terry Sawchuk | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 29 | 33 |
Toronto Maple Leafs
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Keon | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Red Kelly | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| George Armstrong | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Frank Mahovlich | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Baun | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| John MacMillan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dick Duff | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Nevin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Stewart | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Billy Harris | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Pulford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Eddie Shack | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Ed Litzenberger | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Carl Brewer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tim Horton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Kent Douglas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Allan Stanley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Johnny Bower | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 38 | 40 |
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