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The 1951–52 season

82 belt games · 31 title changes

Toronto Maple Leafs carried the belt into the 1951–52 season. It changed hands 31 times among 6 franchises, and Detroit Red Wings finished the season with it. Most defenses: Detroit Red Wings, 26.

Who held it, in order

BlackhawksRed WingsBruinsCanadiensBlackhawksRed WingsMaple LeafsRangersBruinsRangersMaple LeafsBlackhawksRed WingsRangersCanadiensBruinsRed WingsMaple LeafsRed WingsRangersCanadiensBruinsRangersMaple LeafsRed WingsCanadiensMaple LeafsRed WingsBruinsRangersRed Wings

Every belt game

Belt gameDateResult
1,677Oct 13, 1951Chicago Blackhawks beat Toronto Maple Leafs 3–1Title change
1,678Oct 14, 1951Chicago Blackhawks beat New York Rangers 3–2Defense
1,679Oct 18, 1951Detroit Red Wings beat Chicago Blackhawks 6–1Title change
1,680Oct 20, 1951Detroit Red Wings beat Montréal Canadiens 3–0Defense
1,681Oct 22, 1951Detroit Red Wings beat Montréal Canadiens 3–1Defense
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
1,684Nov 1, 1951Boston Bruins beat Detroit Red Wings 3–2Title change
1,685Nov 4, 1951Boston Bruins beat Chicago Blackhawks 4–2Defense
1,686Nov 6, 1951Boston Bruins and Detroit Red Wings tied 0–0Tie · defense
1,687Nov 8, 1951Montréal Canadiens beat Boston Bruins 4–2Title change
1,688Nov 10, 1951Montréal Canadiens beat Chicago Blackhawks 4–2Defense
1,689Nov 11, 1951Montréal Canadiens and Detroit Red Wings tied 3–3Tie · defense
1,690Nov 17, 1951Montréal Canadiens beat New York Rangers 3–2Defense
1,691Nov 18, 1951Montréal Canadiens and Boston Bruins tied 3–3Tie · defense
1,692Nov 22, 1951Chicago Blackhawks beat Montréal Canadiens 5–1Title change
1,693Nov 24, 1951Chicago Blackhawks beat Detroit Red Wings 6–2Defense
1,694Nov 25, 1951Detroit Red Wings beat Chicago Blackhawks 5–2Title change
1,695Nov 29, 1951Detroit Red Wings and Boston Bruins tied 1–1Tie · 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
1,698Dec 8, 1951Toronto Maple Leafs beat Chicago Blackhawks 3–1Defense
1,699Dec 9, 1951New York Rangers beat Toronto Maple Leafs 7–2Title change
1,700Dec 11, 1951Boston Bruins beat New York Rangers 4–2Title change
1,701Dec 12, 1951New York Rangers beat Boston Bruins 6–3Title change
1,702Dec 15, 1951Toronto Maple Leafs beat New York Rangers 4–1Title change
1,703Dec 16, 1951Chicago Blackhawks beat Toronto Maple Leafs 4–3Title change
1,704Dec 20, 1951Detroit Red Wings beat Chicago Blackhawks 6–4Title change
1,705Dec 23, 1951Detroit Red Wings beat Montréal Canadiens 4–0Defense
1,706Dec 25, 1951Detroit Red Wings beat New York Rangers 2–1Defense
1,707Dec 26, 1951New York Rangers beat Detroit Red Wings 1–0Title change
1,708Dec 29, 1951Montréal Canadiens beat New York Rangers 7–2Title change
1,709Dec 31, 1951Montréal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings 5–3Defense
1,710Jan 1, 1952Montréal Canadiens beat Chicago Blackhawks 3–0Defense
1,711Jan 3, 1952Montréal Canadiens beat Toronto Maple Leafs 3–1Defense
1,712Jan 5, 1952Boston Bruins beat Montréal Canadiens 3–2Title change
1,713Jan 6, 1952Detroit Red Wings beat Boston Bruins 4–2Title change
1,714Jan 10, 1952Detroit Red Wings beat New York Rangers 5–2Defense
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
1,717Jan 17, 1952Detroit Red Wings beat Boston Bruins 5–0Defense
1,718Jan 19, 1952Detroit Red Wings beat Montréal Canadiens 4–0Defense
1,719Jan 20, 1952New York Rangers beat Detroit Red Wings 3–2Title change
1,720Jan 22, 1952New York Rangers and Boston Bruins tied 3–3Tie · defense
1,721Jan 26, 1952New York Rangers and Toronto Maple Leafs tied 3–3Tie · defense
1,722Jan 27, 1952Montréal Canadiens beat New York Rangers 5–3Title change
1,723Jan 31, 1952Montréal Canadiens beat New York Rangers 1–0Defense
1,724Feb 2, 1952Montréal Canadiens and Detroit Red Wings tied 2–2Tie · defense
1,725Feb 3, 1952Boston Bruins beat Montréal Canadiens 1–0Title change
1,726Feb 5, 1952Boston Bruins beat Chicago Blackhawks 5–0Defense
1,727Feb 9, 1952New York Rangers beat Boston Bruins 4–2Title change
1,728Feb 10, 1952Toronto Maple Leafs beat New York Rangers 4–3Title change
1,729Feb 13, 1952Detroit Red Wings beat Toronto Maple Leafs 3–1Title change
1,730Feb 14, 1952Detroit Red Wings beat Chicago Blackhawks 3–2Defense
1,731Feb 18, 1952Detroit Red Wings beat Boston Bruins 4–2Defense
1,732Feb 20, 1952Detroit Red Wings and New York Rangers tied 1–1Tie · defense
1,733Feb 23, 1952Detroit Red Wings beat Toronto Maple Leafs 3–1Defense
1,734Feb 24, 1952Detroit Red Wings beat Chicago Blackhawks 2–1Defense
1,735Feb 26, 1952Detroit Red Wings beat Boston Bruins 4–3Defense
1,736Feb 28, 1952Montréal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings 3–2Title change
1,737Mar 1, 1952Montréal Canadiens beat New York Rangers 3–1Defense
1,738Mar 2, 1952Montréal Canadiens beat Chicago Blackhawks 6–4Defense
1,739Mar 5, 1952Toronto Maple Leafs beat Montréal Canadiens 6–2Title change
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
1,742Mar 11, 1952Boston Bruins beat Detroit Red Wings 3–2Title change
1,743Mar 13, 1952Boston Bruins and Chicago Blackhawks tied 3–3Tie · defense
1,744Mar 15, 1952Boston Bruins beat Montréal Canadiens 2–0Defense
1,745Mar 16, 1952Boston Bruins beat Montréal Canadiens 2–1Defense
1,746Mar 18, 1952Boston Bruins beat Chicago Blackhawks 4–0Defense
1,747Mar 19, 1952New York Rangers beat Boston Bruins 6–4Title change
1,748Mar 20, 1952Detroit Red Wings beat New York Rangers 7–3Title change
1,749Mar 22, 1952Detroit Red Wings and Montréal Canadiens tied 3–3Tie · defense
1,750Mar 23, 1952Detroit Red Wings beat Montréal Canadiens 7–2Defense
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
1,755Apr 10, 1952Detroit Red Wings beat Montréal Canadiens 3–1 PlayoffsDefense
1,756Apr 12, 1952Detroit Red Wings beat Montréal Canadiens 2–1 PlayoffsDefense
1,757Apr 13, 1952Detroit Red Wings beat Montréal Canadiens 3–0 PlayoffsDefense
1,758Apr 15, 1952Detroit Red Wings beat Montréal Canadiens 3–0 PlayoffsDefense

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