Belt game 2,697 · April 23, 1964 · playoffs
Toronto Maple Leafs take the belt
Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Red Wings 4–3 (OT) on the road to start reign 1,057 of the NHL belt, the 181st for the franchise.
Detroit Red Wings had held it since April 21, 1964, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Toronto Maple Leafs held it for 188 days and 7 defenses, then lost it to Montréal Canadiens on October 28, 1964.
1,057Reign number
181Team's reign
7Defenses
188Days held
Box score
Detroit Red Wings
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pit Martin | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Gordie Howe | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Alex Delvecchio | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| John MacMillan | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Henderson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Gadsby | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Norm Ullman | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Jeffrey | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Andre Pronovost | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bruce MacGregor | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Floyd Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Parker MacDonald | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Eddie Joyal | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Al Langlois | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Marcel Pronovost | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Barkley | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Irv Spencer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Terry Sawchuk | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 32 | 36 |
| Roger Crozier | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
Toronto Maple Leafs
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Pulford | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Baun | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| George Armstrong | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Stewart | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Billy Harris | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Carl Brewer | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Allan Stanley | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Gerry Ehman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Andy Bathgate | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Keon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Pappin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Eddie Shack | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ed Litzenberger | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Frank Mahovlich | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Red Kelly | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Tim Horton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Hillman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Johnny Bower | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 38 | 41 |
| Don Simmons | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
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