Belt game 3,218 · December 25, 1970
Minnesota North Stars take the belt
Minnesota North Stars beat Toronto Maple Leafs 6–3 at home to start reign 1,240 of the NHL belt, the 8th for the franchise.
Toronto Maple Leafs had held it since December 12, 1970, with 5 defenses over 13 days.
Minnesota North Stars held it for 5 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Boston Bruins on December 30, 1970.
1,240Reign number
8Team's reign
1Defenses
5Days held
Box score
Minnesota North Stars
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Murray Oliver | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jude Drouin | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Danny Grant | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Fred Barrett | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Reid | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Danny O'Shea | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Charlie Burns | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| J.P. Parise | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Rousseau | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Buster Harvey | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Barry Gibbs | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Ted Harris | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Goldsworthy | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Tommy Williams | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Heindl | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Walt McKechnie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Lou Nanne | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gump Worsley | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 25 | 28 |
| Cesare Maniago | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
Toronto Maple Leafs
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norm Ullman | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Ellis | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Keon | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Garry Monahan | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim McKenny | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Baun | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| George Armstrong | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Harrison | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian Spencer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Henderson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Billy MacMillan | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Darryl Sittler | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick Ley | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Pelyk | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Dorey | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian Glennie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jacques Plante | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Bruce Gamble | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 31 | 37 |
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