Belt game 150 · January 5, 1924
Montréal Canadiens take the belt
Montréal Canadiens beat Hamilton Tigers 5–1 at home to start reign 73 of the NHL belt, the 20th for the franchise.
Hamilton Tigers had held it since December 29, 1923, with 1 defense over 7 days.
Montréal Canadiens held it for 4 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Ottawa Senators (1917) on January 9, 1924.
73Reign number
20Team's reign
0Defenses
4Days held
Box score
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Boucher | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Howie Morenz | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Sprague Cleghorn | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Odie Cleghorn | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Aurel Joliat | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Billy Cameron | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Billy Coutu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Sylvio Mantha | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Georges Vezina | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Hamilton Tigers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Green | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Randall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Billy Burch | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Shorty Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Goldie Prodgers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jesse Spring | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jake Forbes | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: the NHL's own game center.