Belt game 148 · December 29, 1923
Hamilton Tigers take the belt
Hamilton Tigers beat Ottawa Senators 3–2 (OT) on the road to start reign 72 of the NHL belt, the 9th for the franchise.
Ottawa Senators had held it since December 19, 1923, with 1 defense over 10 days.
Hamilton Tigers held it for 7 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Montréal Canadiens on January 5, 1924.
72Reign number
9Team's reign
1Defenses
7Days held
Box score
Ottawa Senators
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cy Denneny | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Punch Broadbent | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Frank Nighbor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jack Darragh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Leth Graham | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| George Boucher | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| King Clancy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Lionel Hitchman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Clint Benedict | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Hamilton Tigers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jesse Spring | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Randall | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Billy Burch | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Shorty Green | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mickey Roach | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Edmond Bouchard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Corb Denneny | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Red Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Goldie Prodgers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jake Forbes | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: the NHL's own game center.