Belt game 985 · December 12, 1940
Toronto Maple Leafs take the belt
Toronto Maple Leafs beat Montréal Canadiens 4–3 at home to start reign 405 of the NHL belt, the 70th for the franchise.
Montréal Canadiens had held it since December 7, 1940, with 0 defenses over 5 days.
Toronto Maple Leafs held it for 5 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Boston Bruins on December 17, 1940.
405Reign number
70Team's reign
2Defenses
5Days held
Box score
Toronto Maple Leafs
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sweeney Schriner | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Metz | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Syl Apps | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Billy Taylor | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Reg Hamilton | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Davidson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Pete Langelle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gordie Drillon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gus Marker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Nick Metz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Red Heron | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Hank Goldup | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Wally Stanowski | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bingo Kampman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Turk Broda | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Benoit | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Toe Blake | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Charlie Sands | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ray Getliffe | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| John Quilty | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tony Demers | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Alex Singbush | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Polly Drouin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Murph Chamberlain | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Elmer Lach | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| John Adams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Red Goupille | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jack Portland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Reardon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bert Gardiner | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
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