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Belt game 5,794 · October 15, 1997

Toronto Maple Leafs take the belt

Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Red Wings 4–3 on the road to start reign 2,219 of the NHL belt, the 240th for the franchise.

Detroit Red Wings had held it since May 31, 1997, with 9 defenses over 137 days.

Toronto Maple Leafs held it for 3 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Dallas Stars on October 18, 1997.

2,219Reign number
240Team's reign
0Defenses
3Days held

Box score

Detroit Red Wings

PlayerGAPTS+/-PIMSOGHITSVSA
Aaron Ward1122223——
Igor Larionov0111210——
Vyacheslav Kozlov0111032——
Martin Lapointe0110013——
Brent Gilchrist1010030——
Bob Rouse0112011——
Nicklas Lidstrom1010021——
Larry Murphy0110020——
Mathieu Dandenault0000020——
Tomas Holmstrom0000431——
Doug Brown000-1230——
Steve Yzerman0000030——
Mike Knuble0001011——
Darren McCarty0000424——
Joey Kocur000-2201——
Kris Draper000-1021——
Viacheslav Fetisov000-2230——
Jamie Pushor000-2006——
Chris Osgood————0——2529
Kevin Hodson—————————

Toronto Maple Leafs

PlayerGAPTS+/-PIMSOGHITSVSA
Mathieu Schneider0332011——
Darby Hendrickson1010012——
Wendel Clark101-1261——
Alyn McCauley1011041——
Igor Korolev1010011——
Sergei Berezin0110022——
Per Gustafsson0110221——
Steve Sullivan0000010——
Kris King0000002——
Mats Sundin000-1042——
Freddy Modin0000001——
Mike Johnson000-1013——
Martin Prochazka0001010——
Tie Domi0001217——
Rob Zettler0000203——
Jason Smith000-1211——
Craig Wolanin000-1020——
Jamie Macoun0000010——
Felix Potvin————0——3134
Glenn Healy—————————

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