Belt game 3,445 · March 31, 1973
Toronto Maple Leafs take the belt
Toronto Maple Leafs beat Boston Bruins 7–3 at home to start reign 1,313 of the NHL belt, the 206th for the franchise.
Boston Bruins had held it since March 18, 1973, with 4 defenses over 13 days.
Toronto Maple Leafs held it for 194 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Philadelphia Flyers on October 11, 1973.
1,313Reign number
206Team's reign
2Defenses
194Days held
Box score
Toronto Maple Leafs
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norm Ullman | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Darryl Sittler | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Pierre Jarry | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| George Ferguson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Errol Thompson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Keon | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick Kehoe | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Garry Monahan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Joe Lundrigan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| John Grisdale | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim McKenny | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry McIntyre | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Ellis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Terry Clancy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Denis Dupere | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Fortier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Low | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Gord McRae | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 32 | 35 |
Boston Bruins
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Orr | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Esposito | 0 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Hodge | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Johnny Bucyk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Walton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne Cashman | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Fred O'Donnell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Fred Stanfield | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Marcotte | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Terry O'Reilly | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Derek Sanderson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Roberts | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Nick Beverley | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Carol Vadnais | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Dallas Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Gary Doak | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Awrey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Eddie Johnston | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 30 | 37 |
| Ross Brooks | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
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