Belt game 2,794 · November 18, 1965
Toronto Maple Leafs take the belt
Toronto Maple Leafs beat Montréal Canadiens 3–1 on the road to start reign 1,097 of the NHL belt, the 186th for the franchise.
Montréal Canadiens had held it since November 13, 1965, with 1 defense over 5 days.
Toronto Maple Leafs held it for 6 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Montréal Canadiens on November 24, 1965.
1,097Reign number
186Team's reign
2Defenses
6Days held
Box score
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ralph Backstrom | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Claude Provost | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Balon | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean Beliveau | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Claude Larose | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Yvan Cournoyer | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Rousseau | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Gilles Tremblay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| John Ferguson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Red Berenson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Jacques Laperriere | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| J.C. Tremblay | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Ted Harris | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean-Guy Talbot | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Terry Harper | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jimmy Roberts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Charlie Hodge | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Gump Worsley | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 25 | 27 |
Toronto Maple Leafs
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Pulford | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Jeffrey | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Eddie Shack | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Orland Kurtenbach | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Baun | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Ellis | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| George Armstrong | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Brit Selby | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Pete Stemkowski | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Keon | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Eddie Joyal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Frank Mahovlich | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Marcel Pronovost | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Red Kelly | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Tim Horton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Kent Douglas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Allan Stanley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Johnny Bower | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 27 | 28 |
| Terry Sawchuk | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
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