Belt game 2,637 · December 7, 1963
Toronto Maple Leafs take the belt
Toronto Maple Leafs beat Chicago Black Hawks 3–0 at home to start reign 1,028 of the NHL belt, the 173rd for the franchise.
Chicago Black Hawks had held it since November 13, 1963, with 8 defenses over 24 days.
Toronto Maple Leafs held it for 4 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Detroit Red Wings on December 11, 1963.
1,028Reign number
173Team's reign
1Defenses
4Days held
Box score
Toronto Maple Leafs
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Armstrong | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Keon | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Eddie Shack | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Frank Mahovlich | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Red Kelly | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Hillman | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dick Duff | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Nevin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Stewart | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Billy Harris | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Pappin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Pulford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Carl Brewer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Tim Horton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Baun | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Allan Stanley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Johnny Bower | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Don Simmons | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 23 | 23 |
Chicago Black Hawks
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Murray Hall | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Murray Balfour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Hull | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Murphy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Hay | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ab McDonald | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Eric Nesterenko | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Chico Maki | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Kenny Wharram | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Stan Mikita | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Howie Young | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Pierre Pilote | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Moose Vasko | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Reg Fleming | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Al MacNeil | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne Hillman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Glenn Hall | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 27 | 30 |
| Denis DeJordy | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
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