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The 1961–62 season

85 belt games · 28 title changes

Boston Bruins carried the belt into the 1961–62 season. It changed hands 28 times among 5 franchises, 4 of those in the playoffs, and Toronto Maple Leafs finished the season with it. Most defenses: Montréal Canadiens, 20.

Who held it, in order

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Every belt game

Belt gameDateResult
2,447Oct 11, 1961New York Rangers beat Boston Bruins 6–2Title change
2,448Oct 12, 1961New York Rangers beat Boston Bruins 6–3Defense
2,449Oct 14, 1961Montréal Canadiens beat New York Rangers 3–1Title change
2,450Oct 15, 1961Montréal Canadiens and Boston Bruins tied 5–5Tie · defense
2,451Oct 18, 1961Montréal Canadiens beat New York Rangers 5–2Defense
2,452Oct 21, 1961Montréal Canadiens beat Boston Bruins 6–2Defense
2,453Oct 22, 1961Montréal Canadiens beat Chicago Blackhawks 3–2Defense
2,454Oct 26, 1961Montréal Canadiens beat Chicago Blackhawks 7–1Defense
2,455Oct 28, 1961Montréal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings 7–5Defense
2,456Oct 29, 1961Montréal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings 6–3Defense
2,457Nov 1, 1961Toronto Maple Leafs beat Montréal Canadiens 3–2Title change
2,458Nov 4, 1961Toronto Maple Leafs beat Chicago Blackhawks 2–1Defense
2,459Nov 5, 1961Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Red Wings 3–2Defense
2,460Nov 7, 1961Chicago Blackhawks beat Toronto Maple Leafs 6–0Title change
2,461Nov 11, 1961Montréal Canadiens beat Chicago Blackhawks 2–1Title change
2,462Nov 12, 1961Detroit Red Wings beat Montréal Canadiens 3–0Title change
2,463Nov 15, 1961Chicago Blackhawks beat Detroit Red Wings 2–0Title change
2,464Nov 19, 1961Chicago Blackhawks and Montréal Canadiens tied 3–3Tie · defense
2,465Nov 23, 1961Toronto Maple Leafs beat Chicago Blackhawks 5–2Title change
2,466Nov 25, 1961Toronto Maple Leafs beat New York Rangers 6–0Defense
2,467Nov 26, 1961Toronto Maple Leafs beat Boston Bruins 4–1Defense
2,468Nov 29, 1961Toronto Maple Leafs and Montréal Canadiens tied 2–2Tie · defense
2,469Nov 30, 1961Toronto Maple Leafs and Montréal Canadiens tied 1–1Tie · defense
2,470Dec 2, 1961Toronto Maple Leafs beat Chicago Blackhawks 6–4Defense
2,471Dec 3, 1961Detroit Red Wings beat Toronto Maple Leafs 3–1Title change
2,472Dec 7, 1961Detroit Red Wings and New York Rangers tied 3–3Tie · defense
2,473Dec 9, 1961Detroit Red Wings beat Chicago Blackhawks 3–0Defense
2,474Dec 10, 1961Detroit Red Wings beat Chicago Blackhawks 3–2Defense
2,475Dec 14, 1961Detroit Red Wings beat Boston Bruins 5–0Defense
2,476Dec 17, 1961Detroit Red Wings beat Montréal Canadiens 3–1Defense
2,477Dec 20, 1961New York Rangers beat Detroit Red Wings 6–1Title change
2,478Dec 23, 1961New York Rangers beat Chicago Blackhawks 7–3Defense
2,479Dec 25, 1961New York Rangers beat Detroit Red Wings 6–4Defense
2,480Dec 27, 1961Montréal Canadiens beat New York Rangers 3–0Title change
2,481Dec 30, 1961Montréal Canadiens and Chicago Blackhawks tied 4–4Tie · defense
2,482Jan 1, 1962Chicago Blackhawks beat Montréal Canadiens 2–0Title change
2,483Jan 3, 1962Chicago Blackhawks beat New York Rangers 2–1Defense
2,484Jan 4, 1962Chicago Blackhawks and Detroit Red Wings tied 1–1Tie · defense
2,485Jan 6, 1962Toronto Maple Leafs beat Chicago Blackhawks 6–3Title change
2,486Jan 7, 1962Toronto Maple Leafs beat New York Rangers 4–3Defense
2,487Jan 10, 1962Toronto Maple Leafs beat Boston Bruins 7–5Defense
2,488Jan 11, 1962Montréal Canadiens beat Toronto Maple Leafs 4–2Title change
2,489Jan 13, 1962Montréal Canadiens beat Boston Bruins 5–3Defense
2,490Jan 14, 1962Montréal Canadiens beat Boston Bruins 4–1Defense
2,491Jan 17, 1962Montréal Canadiens beat Chicago Blackhawks 7–3Defense
2,492Jan 20, 1962Montréal Canadiens and Detroit Red Wings tied 2–2Tie · defense
2,493Jan 21, 1962Montréal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings 5–3Defense
2,494Jan 27, 1962Montréal Canadiens beat New York Rangers 5–1Defense
2,495Jan 28, 1962Montréal Canadiens beat Boston Bruins 5–1Defense
2,496Feb 1, 1962Montréal Canadiens beat Toronto Maple Leafs 5–2Defense
2,497Feb 3, 1962Montréal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings 8–1Defense
2,498Feb 4, 1962New York Rangers beat Montréal Canadiens 2–1Title change
2,499Feb 7, 1962New York Rangers and Detroit Red Wings tied 2–2Tie · defense
2,500Feb 10, 1962New York Rangers beat Chicago Blackhawks 2–1Defense
2,501Feb 11, 1962New York Rangers beat Boston Bruins 5–3Defense
2,502Feb 14, 1962Chicago Blackhawks beat New York Rangers 4–3Title change
2,503Feb 17, 1962Montréal Canadiens beat Chicago Blackhawks 6–2Title change
2,504Feb 18, 1962Detroit Red Wings beat Montréal Canadiens 4–2Title change
2,505Feb 21, 1962Chicago Blackhawks beat Detroit Red Wings 6–4Title change
2,506Feb 24, 1962Chicago Blackhawks beat Detroit Red Wings 6–1Defense
2,507Feb 25, 1962Chicago Blackhawks beat Boston Bruins 8–0Defense
2,508Feb 28, 1962Toronto Maple Leafs beat Chicago Blackhawks 4–2Title change
2,509Mar 3, 1962Toronto Maple Leafs beat New York Rangers 3–1Defense
2,510Mar 4, 1962Toronto Maple Leafs beat Boston Bruins 5–1Defense
2,511Mar 8, 1962Toronto Maple Leafs and Montréal Canadiens tied 1–1Tie · defense
2,512Mar 10, 1962Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Red Wings 2–0Defense
2,513Mar 11, 1962Toronto Maple Leafs beat Chicago Blackhawks 3–2Defense
2,514Mar 14, 1962Toronto Maple Leafs beat Montréal Canadiens 5–2Defense
2,515Mar 17, 1962Chicago Blackhawks beat Toronto Maple Leafs 3–1Title change
2,516Mar 18, 1962Detroit Red Wings beat Chicago Blackhawks 4–1Title change
2,517Mar 20, 1962Chicago Blackhawks beat Detroit Red Wings 3–0Title change
2,518Mar 24, 1962Montréal Canadiens beat Chicago Blackhawks 5–3Title change
2,519Mar 25, 1962Montréal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings 5–2Defense
2,520Mar 27, 1962Montréal Canadiens beat Chicago Blackhawks 2–1 PlayoffsDefense
2,521Mar 29, 1962Montréal Canadiens beat Chicago Blackhawks 4–3 PlayoffsDefense
2,522Apr 1, 1962Chicago Blackhawks beat Montréal Canadiens 4–1 PlayoffsTitle change
2,523Apr 3, 1962Chicago Blackhawks beat Montréal Canadiens 5–3 PlayoffsDefense
2,524Apr 5, 1962Chicago Blackhawks beat Montréal Canadiens 4–3 PlayoffsDefense
2,525Apr 8, 1962Chicago Blackhawks beat Montréal Canadiens 2–0 PlayoffsDefense
2,526Apr 10, 1962Toronto Maple Leafs beat Chicago Blackhawks 4–1 PlayoffsTitle change
2,527Apr 12, 1962Toronto Maple Leafs beat Chicago Blackhawks 3–2 PlayoffsDefense
2,528Apr 15, 1962Chicago Blackhawks beat Toronto Maple Leafs 3–0 PlayoffsTitle change
2,529Apr 17, 1962Chicago Blackhawks beat Toronto Maple Leafs 4–1 PlayoffsDefense
2,530Apr 19, 1962Toronto Maple Leafs beat Chicago Blackhawks 8–4 PlayoffsTitle change
2,531Apr 22, 1962Toronto Maple Leafs beat Chicago Blackhawks 2–1 PlayoffsDefense

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