Belt game 2,979 · January 18, 1968
Toronto Maple Leafs take the belt
Toronto Maple Leafs beat Boston Bruins 4–2 on the road to start reign 1,156 of the NHL belt, the 197th for the franchise.
Boston Bruins had held it since January 14, 1968, with 0 defenses over 4 days.
Toronto Maple Leafs held it for 6 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Philadelphia Flyers on January 24, 1968.
1,156Reign number
197Team's reign
2Defenses
6Days held
Box score
Boston Bruins
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Hodge | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Fred Stanfield | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| John McKenzie | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Eddie Shack | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Dallas Smith | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Esposito | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Johnny Bucyk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Tommy Williams | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Glen Sather | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Derek Sanderson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ed Westfall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Skip Krake | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ted Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| John Arbour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gary Doak | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Awrey | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Eddie Johnston | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 22 | 26 |
| Gerry Cheevers | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
Toronto Maple Leafs
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Stemkowski | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Pappin | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Ellis | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Keon | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Pulford | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian Conacher | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne Carleton | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Hillman | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| George Armstrong | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Murray Oliver | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Walton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Frank Mahovlich | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Marcel Pronovost | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Duane Rupp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tim Horton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Allan Stanley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bruce Gamble | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 22 | 24 |
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