Belt game 3,212 · December 12, 1970
Toronto Maple Leafs take the belt
Toronto Maple Leafs beat Chicago Black Hawks 2–1 at home to start reign 1,239 of the NHL belt, the 203rd for the franchise.
Chicago Black Hawks had held it since December 2, 1970, with 3 defenses over 10 days.
Toronto Maple Leafs held it for 13 days and 5 defenses, then lost it to Dallas Stars on December 25, 1970.
1,239Reign number
203Team's reign
5Defenses
13Days held
Box score
Toronto Maple Leafs
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norm Ullman | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Keon | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Billy MacMillan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Darryl Sittler | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Ellis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| George Armstrong | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Harrison | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian Spencer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Brindley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Henderson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Garry Monahan | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick Ley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Pelyk | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Dorey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim McKenny | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Baun | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jacques Plante | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 34 | 35 |
| Bruce Gamble | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
Chicago Black Hawks
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Hull | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | — |
| Bryan Campbell | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill White | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Lou Angotti | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Pit Martin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dennis Hull | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Mohns | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Eric Nesterenko | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Chico Maki | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Gerry Pinder | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dan Maloney | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Cliff Koroll | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Stan Mikita | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Keith Magnuson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Pat Stapleton | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Jerry Korab | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Shmyr | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gerry Desjardins | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Esposito | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 32 | 34 |
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