Belt game 2,737 · January 9, 1965
Toronto Maple Leafs take the belt
Toronto Maple Leafs beat Boston Bruins 2–1 at home to start reign 1,072 of the NHL belt, the 182nd for the franchise.
Boston Bruins had held it since January 7, 1965, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Toronto Maple Leafs held it for 7 days and 3 defenses, then lost it to Detroit Red Wings on January 16, 1965.
1,072Reign number
182Team's reign
3Defenses
7Days held
Box score
Toronto Maple Leafs
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Pappin | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Pete Stemkowski | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Carl Brewer | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Red Kelly | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Stewart | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Keon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Billy Harris | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Don McKenney | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Pulford | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Eddie Shack | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Frank Mahovlich | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Tim Horton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Kent Douglas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Baun | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Allan Stanley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Johnny Bower | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 31 | 32 |
| Terry Sawchuk | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
Boston Bruins
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tommy Williams | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Ab McDonald | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Orland Kurtenbach | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Johnny Bucyk | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne Maxner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Forbes Kennedy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Murray Oliver | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Ed Westfall | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Knibbs | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne Rivers | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob McCord | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ted Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Reg Fleming | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Leo Boivin | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Awrey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Eddie Johnston | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 19 | 21 |
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