Belt game 2,805 · December 16, 1965
Toronto Maple Leafs take the belt
Toronto Maple Leafs beat Montréal Canadiens 3–2 on the road to start reign 1,099 of the NHL belt, the 187th for the franchise.
Montréal Canadiens had held it since November 24, 1965, with 7 defenses over 22 days.
Toronto Maple Leafs held it for 17 days and 6 defenses, then lost it to Detroit Red Wings on January 2, 1966.
1,099Reign number
187Team's reign
6Defenses
17Days held
Box score
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jean Beliveau | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Rousseau | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Dick Duff | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Yvan Cournoyer | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Ralph Backstrom | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Claude Larose | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Claude Provost | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Henri Richard | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Gilles Tremblay | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| John Ferguson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Red Berenson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jacques Laperriere | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Ted Harris | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean-Guy Talbot | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Terry Harper | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jimmy Roberts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Charlie Hodge | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Gump Worsley | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 28 | 31 |
Toronto Maple Leafs
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Ellis | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| George Armstrong | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Brit Selby | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Keon | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Wally Boyer | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Pulford | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Eddie Shack | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Frank Mahovlich | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Kent Douglas | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Orland Kurtenbach | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Marcel Pronovost | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Red Kelly | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Tim Horton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Hillman | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Darryl Sly | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Allan Stanley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Johnny Bower | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 26 | 28 |
| Terry Sawchuk | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
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