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Detroit Red Wings vs. Toronto Maple Leafs

212Belt meetings
88Red Wings wins
102Maple Leafs wins
76Title changes

Detroit Red Wings and Toronto Maple Leafs have met 212 times with the NHL belt on the line, from March 5, 1927 to April 17, 2025. The belt changed hands in 76 of those games. Toronto Maple Leafs lead the belt series 102–88, with 22 ties.

Belt gameDateResult
270Mar 5, 1927Toronto St. Patricks beat Detroit Cougars 4–2Defense
339Dec 29, 1928Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Cougars 4–3Defense
358Feb 17, 1929Detroit Cougars beat Toronto Maple Leafs 2–0Title change
483Dec 12, 1931Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Falcons 3–1Defense
589Dec 3, 1933Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Red Wings 3–0Title change
609Jan 21, 1934Detroit Red Wings beat Toronto Maple Leafs 4–2 (OT)Title change
612Jan 27, 1934Detroit Red Wings and Toronto Maple Leafs tied 2–2 (OT)Tie · defense
615Feb 4, 1934Detroit Red Wings beat Toronto Maple Leafs 2–1Defense
625Mar 3, 1934Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Red Wings 6–4Defense
636Nov 24, 1934Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Red Wings 3–2Defense
638Dec 2, 1934Detroit Red Wings beat Toronto Maple Leafs 3–0Title change
717Feb 15, 1936Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Red Wings 3–2 (OT)Title change
787Nov 4, 1937Detroit Red Wings and Toronto Maple Leafs tied 2–2 (OT)Tie · defense
891Feb 26, 1939Detroit Red Wings beat Toronto Maple Leafs 5–1Title change
914Nov 18, 1939Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Red Wings 3–0Defense
915Nov 19, 1939Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Red Wings 7–1Defense
1,003Jan 26, 1941Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Red Wings 2–0Defense
1,004Jan 30, 1941Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Red Wings 2–1Defense
1,032Nov 15, 1941Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Red Wings 2–1Defense
1,034Nov 20, 1941Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Red Wings 4–3 (OT)Defense
1,043Dec 14, 1941Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Red Wings 4–0Defense
1,047Dec 27, 1941Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Red Wings 5–3Defense
1,064Feb 14, 1942Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Red Wings 4–2Defense
1,066Feb 22, 1942Detroit Red Wings beat Toronto Maple Leafs 3–0Title change
1,080Apr 4, 1942Detroit Red Wings beat Toronto Maple Leafs 3–2 PlayoffsDefense
1,081Apr 7, 1942Detroit Red Wings beat Toronto Maple Leafs 4–2 PlayoffsDefense
1,082Apr 9, 1942Detroit Red Wings beat Toronto Maple Leafs 5–2 PlayoffsDefense
1,083Apr 12, 1942Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Red Wings 4–3 PlayoffsTitle change
1,084Apr 14, 1942Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Red Wings 9–3 PlayoffsDefense
1,085Apr 16, 1942Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Red Wings 3–0 PlayoffsDefense
1,086Apr 18, 1942Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Red Wings 3–1 PlayoffsDefense
1,088Nov 7, 1942Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Red Wings 5–2Defense
1,149Nov 4, 1943Detroit Red Wings and Toronto Maple Leafs tied 5–5Tie · defense
1,151Nov 11, 1943Detroit Red Wings and Toronto Maple Leafs tied 2–2Tie · defense
1,175Jan 15, 1944Detroit Red Wings beat Toronto Maple Leafs 6–4Title change
1,176Jan 16, 1944Detroit Red Wings beat Toronto Maple Leafs 4–1Defense
1,216Nov 12, 1944Detroit Red Wings beat Toronto Maple Leafs 4–2Title change
1,217Nov 15, 1944Detroit Red Wings beat Toronto Maple Leafs 8–4Defense
1,234Jan 6, 1945Detroit Red Wings beat Toronto Maple Leafs 5–2Title change
1,256Mar 11, 1945Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Red Wings 3–2Defense
1,257Mar 17, 1945Detroit Red Wings beat Toronto Maple Leafs 4–3Title change
1,268Nov 17, 1945Detroit Red Wings beat Toronto Maple Leafs 6–5Defense
1,277Dec 15, 1945Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Red Wings 3–1Title change
1,281Dec 25, 1945Detroit Red Wings beat Toronto Maple Leafs 6–3Title change
1,287Jan 12, 1946Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Red Wings 9–3Defense
1,289Jan 20, 1946Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Red Wings 3–1Defense
1,332Dec 8, 1946Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Red Wings 5–4Defense
1,341Jan 1, 1947Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Red Wings 2–1Title change
1,384Oct 18, 1947Toronto Maple Leafs and Detroit Red Wings tied 2–2Tie · defense
1,385Oct 19, 1947Detroit Red Wings beat Toronto Maple Leafs 2–0Title change
1,392Nov 9, 1947Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Red Wings 6–0Title change
1,403Dec 10, 1947Toronto Maple Leafs and Detroit Red Wings tied 2–2Tie · defense
1,414Jan 11, 1948Toronto Maple Leafs and Detroit Red Wings tied 2–2Tie · defense
1,422Jan 31, 1948Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Red Wings 3–2Defense
1,423Feb 1, 1948Detroit Red Wings beat Toronto Maple Leafs 3–0Title change
1,450Apr 7, 1948Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Red Wings 5–3 PlayoffsDefense
1,451Apr 10, 1948Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Red Wings 4–2 PlayoffsDefense
1,452Apr 11, 1948Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Red Wings 2–0 PlayoffsDefense
1,453Apr 14, 1948Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Red Wings 7–2 PlayoffsDefense
1,471Dec 1, 1948Detroit Red Wings beat Toronto Maple Leafs 5–3Defense
1,474Dec 8, 1948Detroit Red Wings beat Toronto Maple Leafs 4–3Defense
1,490Jan 22, 1949Detroit Red Wings and Toronto Maple Leafs tied 2–2Tie · defense
1,491Jan 23, 1949Detroit Red Wings beat Toronto Maple Leafs 2–1Defense
1,498Feb 12, 1949Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Red Wings 3–1Defense
1,521Apr 8, 1949Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Red Wings 3–2 (OT) PlayoffsTitle change
1,522Apr 10, 1949Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Red Wings 3–1 PlayoffsDefense
1,523Apr 13, 1949Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Red Wings 3–1 PlayoffsDefense
1,524Apr 16, 1949Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Red Wings 3–1 PlayoffsDefense
1,526Oct 16, 1949Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Red Wings 5–1Defense
1,539Nov 19, 1949Detroit Red Wings beat Toronto Maple Leafs 5–2Title change
1,540Nov 20, 1949Detroit Red Wings beat Toronto Maple Leafs 5–2Defense
1,554Dec 21, 1949Detroit Red Wings beat Toronto Maple Leafs 7–1Defense
1,557Dec 31, 1949Detroit Red Wings beat Toronto Maple Leafs 5–1Defense
1,558Jan 1, 1950Detroit Red Wings beat Toronto Maple Leafs 5–0Defense
1,567Jan 22, 1950Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Red Wings 1–0Defense
1,577Feb 18, 1950Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Red Wings 3–2Defense
1,591Mar 19, 1950Detroit Red Wings beat Toronto Maple Leafs 5–0Title change
1,600Oct 25, 1950Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Red Wings 1–0Title change
1,607Nov 11, 1950Detroit Red Wings beat Toronto Maple Leafs 3–1Title change
1,612Nov 23, 1950Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Red Wings 2–1Title change
1,620Dec 10, 1950Detroit Red Wings beat Toronto Maple Leafs 3–2Title change
1,621Dec 13, 1950Detroit Red Wings beat Toronto Maple Leafs 4–3Defense
1,629Dec 30, 1950Detroit Red Wings beat Toronto Maple Leafs 3–1Defense
1,630Dec 31, 1950Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Red Wings 4–2Title change
1,639Jan 21, 1951Detroit Red Wings and Toronto Maple Leafs tied 0–0Tie · defense
1,648Feb 10, 1951Detroit Red Wings beat Toronto Maple Leafs 2–1Title change
1,652Feb 21, 1951Detroit Red Wings and Toronto Maple Leafs tied 2–2Tie · defense
1,682Oct 27, 1951Detroit Red Wings beat Toronto Maple Leafs 2–1Defense
1,683Oct 29, 1951Detroit Red Wings and Toronto Maple Leafs tied 2–2Tie · defense
1,696Dec 2, 1951Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Red Wings 2–1Title change
1,697Dec 5, 1951Toronto Maple Leafs and Detroit Red Wings tied 2–2Tie · defense
1,715Jan 12, 1952Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Red Wings 5–3Title change
1,716Jan 13, 1952Detroit Red Wings beat Toronto Maple Leafs 2–1Title change
1,729Feb 13, 1952Detroit Red Wings beat Toronto Maple Leafs 3–1Title change
1,733Feb 23, 1952Detroit Red Wings beat Toronto Maple Leafs 3–1Defense
1,740Mar 8, 1952Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Red Wings 6–3Defense
1,741Mar 9, 1952Detroit Red Wings beat Toronto Maple Leafs 6–1Title change
1,751Mar 25, 1952Detroit Red Wings beat Toronto Maple Leafs 3–0 PlayoffsDefense
1,752Mar 27, 1952Detroit Red Wings beat Toronto Maple Leafs 1–0 PlayoffsDefense
1,753Mar 29, 1952Detroit Red Wings beat Toronto Maple Leafs 6–2 PlayoffsDefense
1,754Apr 1, 1952Detroit Red Wings beat Toronto Maple Leafs 3–1 PlayoffsDefense
1,765Oct 22, 1952Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Red Wings 5–4Title change
1,769Nov 2, 1952Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Red Wings 4–2Title change
1,788Dec 13, 1952Detroit Red Wings beat Toronto Maple Leafs 3–1Defense
1,790Dec 18, 1952Detroit Red Wings and Toronto Maple Leafs tied 1–1Tie · defense
1,827Mar 7, 1953Detroit Red Wings beat Toronto Maple Leafs 3–0Defense
1,828Mar 8, 1953Detroit Red Wings beat Toronto Maple Leafs 3–1Defense
1,838Oct 11, 1953Detroit Red Wings beat Toronto Maple Leafs 4–0Title change
1,842Oct 21, 1953Detroit Red Wings and Toronto Maple Leafs tied 1–1Tie · defense
1,849Nov 7, 1953Toronto Maple Leafs and Detroit Red Wings tied 2–2Tie · defense
1,917Oct 7, 1954Detroit Red Wings beat Toronto Maple Leafs 2–1Defense
1,932Nov 25, 1954Detroit Red Wings beat Toronto Maple Leafs 2–0Defense
1,979Mar 13, 1955Detroit Red Wings beat Toronto Maple Leafs 6–1Defense
1,983Mar 22, 1955Detroit Red Wings beat Toronto Maple Leafs 7–4 PlayoffsDefense
1,984Mar 24, 1955Detroit Red Wings beat Toronto Maple Leafs 2–1 PlayoffsDefense
1,985Mar 26, 1955Detroit Red Wings beat Toronto Maple Leafs 2–1 PlayoffsDefense
1,986Mar 29, 1955Detroit Red Wings beat Toronto Maple Leafs 3–0 PlayoffsDefense
2,004Nov 2, 1955Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Red Wings 3–1Defense
2,016Nov 27, 1955Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Red Wings 2–1Title change
2,017Nov 30, 1955Toronto Maple Leafs and Detroit Red Wings tied 3–3Tie · defense
2,037Jan 21, 1956Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Red Wings 4–2Title change
2,038Jan 22, 1956Detroit Red Wings beat Toronto Maple Leafs 4–1Title change
2,053Mar 3, 1956Toronto Maple Leafs and Detroit Red Wings tied 2–2Tie · defense
2,061Oct 13, 1956Detroit Red Wings beat Toronto Maple Leafs 4–1Defense
2,063Oct 18, 1956Detroit Red Wings and Toronto Maple Leafs tied 3–3Tie · defense
2,105Jan 26, 1957Detroit Red Wings beat Toronto Maple Leafs 4–1Defense
2,106Jan 27, 1957Detroit Red Wings beat Toronto Maple Leafs 3–1Defense
2,115Feb 16, 1957Detroit Red Wings beat Toronto Maple Leafs 3–1Defense
2,161Nov 28, 1957Toronto Maple Leafs and Detroit Red Wings tied 3–3Tie · defense
2,186Jan 18, 1958Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Red Wings 2–1Title change
2,209Mar 15, 1958Detroit Red Wings beat Toronto Maple Leafs 3–1Defense
2,211Mar 18, 1958Detroit Red Wings beat Toronto Maple Leafs 4–2Defense
2,232Oct 19, 1958Detroit Red Wings beat Toronto Maple Leafs 3–1Title change
2,234Oct 25, 1958Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Red Wings 3–0Title change
2,241Nov 9, 1958Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Red Wings 2–0Defense
2,248Nov 26, 1958Detroit Red Wings beat Toronto Maple Leafs 5–2Defense
2,249Nov 27, 1958Detroit Red Wings beat Toronto Maple Leafs 3–2Defense
2,315Oct 18, 1959Detroit Red Wings beat Toronto Maple Leafs 3–0Title change
2,345Jan 6, 1960Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Red Wings 3–1Defense
2,408Dec 24, 1960Toronto Maple Leafs and Detroit Red Wings tied 4–4Tie · defense
2,425Feb 2, 1961Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Red Wings 5–0Defense
2,426Feb 4, 1961Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Red Wings 4–2Defense
2,430Feb 12, 1961Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Red Wings 4–2Defense
2,436Feb 25, 1961Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Red Wings 3–1Defense
2,437Feb 26, 1961Toronto Maple Leafs and Detroit Red Wings tied 2–2Tie · defense
2,459Nov 5, 1961Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Red Wings 3–2Defense
2,471Dec 3, 1961Detroit Red Wings beat Toronto Maple Leafs 3–1Title change
2,512Mar 10, 1962Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Red Wings 2–0Defense
2,547Nov 17, 1962Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Red Wings 3–2Defense
2,558Dec 9, 1962Detroit Red Wings beat Toronto Maple Leafs 4–3Title change
2,564Dec 25, 1962Detroit Red Wings beat Toronto Maple Leafs 2–1Title change
2,565Dec 26, 1962Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Red Wings 5–4Title change
2,572Jan 12, 1963Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Red Wings 2–1Title change
2,596Mar 9, 1963Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Red Wings 5–3Defense
2,602Mar 23, 1963Detroit Red Wings beat Toronto Maple Leafs 2–1Title change
2,603Mar 24, 1963Detroit Red Wings beat Toronto Maple Leafs 3–2Defense
2,610Apr 9, 1963Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Red Wings 4–2 PlayoffsTitle change
2,611Apr 11, 1963Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Red Wings 4–2 PlayoffsDefense
2,612Apr 14, 1963Detroit Red Wings beat Toronto Maple Leafs 3–2 PlayoffsTitle change
2,613Apr 16, 1963Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Red Wings 4–2 PlayoffsTitle change
2,614Apr 18, 1963Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Red Wings 3–1 PlayoffsDefense
2,638Dec 8, 1963Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Red Wings 5–3Defense
2,639Dec 11, 1963Detroit Red Wings beat Toronto Maple Leafs 3–1Title change
2,644Dec 21, 1963Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Red Wings 2–0Title change
2,683Mar 21, 1964Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Red Wings 5–3Title change
2,684Mar 22, 1964Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Red Wings 4–1Defense
2,692Apr 11, 1964Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Red Wings 3–2 PlayoffsDefense
2,693Apr 14, 1964Detroit Red Wings beat Toronto Maple Leafs 4–3 (OT) PlayoffsTitle change
2,694Apr 16, 1964Detroit Red Wings beat Toronto Maple Leafs 4–3 PlayoffsDefense
2,695Apr 18, 1964Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Red Wings 4–2 PlayoffsTitle change
2,696Apr 21, 1964Detroit Red Wings beat Toronto Maple Leafs 2–1 PlayoffsTitle change
2,697Apr 23, 1964Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Red Wings 4–3 (OT) PlayoffsTitle change
2,698Apr 25, 1964Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Red Wings 4–0 PlayoffsDefense
2,699Oct 15, 1964Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Red Wings 5–3Defense
2,741Jan 16, 1965Detroit Red Wings beat Toronto Maple Leafs 4–2Title change
2,752Feb 13, 1965Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Red Wings 2–1Defense
2,755Feb 21, 1965Detroit Red Wings beat Toronto Maple Leafs 3–2Title change
2,770Mar 27, 1965Detroit Red Wings beat Toronto Maple Leafs 4–1Defense
2,771Mar 28, 1965Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Red Wings 4–0Title change
2,812Jan 2, 1966Detroit Red Wings beat Toronto Maple Leafs 4–0Title change
2,814Jan 8, 1966Detroit Red Wings beat Toronto Maple Leafs 3–1Defense
2,817Jan 16, 1966Detroit Red Wings beat Toronto Maple Leafs 4–0Defense
2,840Mar 9, 1966Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Red Wings 1–0Defense
2,845Mar 20, 1966Detroit Red Wings beat Toronto Maple Leafs 6–1Title change
2,847Mar 26, 1966Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Red Wings 3–1Title change
2,924Mar 19, 1967Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Red Wings 6–5Defense
2,943Oct 18, 1967Detroit Red Wings beat Toronto Maple Leafs 3–2Title change
2,949Nov 2, 1967Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Red Wings 9–3Defense
2,981Jan 21, 1968Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Red Wings 2–0Defense
3,029Nov 23, 1968Detroit Red Wings beat Toronto Maple Leafs 5–2Title change
3,083Mar 27, 1969Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Red Wings 4–2Defense
3,196Nov 1, 1970Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Red Wings 5–4Title change
3,603Mar 2, 1975Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Red Wings 5–4Title change
3,604Mar 5, 1975Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Red Wings 4–3Defense
4,056Mar 2, 1980Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Red Wings 6–3Title change
4,126Dec 18, 1980Detroit Red Wings beat Toronto Maple Leafs 5–3Defense
4,713Nov 26, 1986Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Red Wings 3–1Title change
4,734Jan 6, 1987Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Red Wings 3–1Title change
4,801Oct 16, 1987Detroit Red Wings beat Toronto Maple Leafs 3–2Defense
4,802Oct 17, 1987Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Red Wings 7–4Title change
5,006Nov 11, 1989Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Red Wings 4–2Defense
5,242Feb 7, 1992Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Red Wings 4–3Defense
5,244Feb 11, 1992Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Red Wings 4–3Defense
5,751Mar 5, 1997Detroit Red Wings and Toronto Maple Leafs tied 4–4 (OT)Tie · defense
5,793Oct 14, 1997Detroit Red Wings beat Toronto Maple Leafs 3–2Defense
5,794Oct 15, 1997Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Red Wings 4–3Title change
5,828Dec 26, 1997Detroit Red Wings beat Toronto Maple Leafs 4–1Defense
5,829Dec 27, 1997Detroit Red Wings beat Toronto Maple Leafs 8–1Defense
5,895Oct 10, 1998Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Red Wings 2–1Title change
6,819Oct 9, 2008Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Red Wings 3–2Title change
8,063Nov 28, 2022Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Red Wings 4–2Defense
8,305Apr 17, 2025Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Red Wings 4–3 (OT)Title change

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