Belt game 157 · January 30, 1924
Montréal Canadiens take the belt
Montréal Canadiens beat Hamilton Tigers 5–2 at home to start reign 79 of the NHL belt, the 22nd for the franchise.
Hamilton Tigers had held it since January 26, 1924, with 0 defenses over 4 days.
Montréal Canadiens held it for 7 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Ottawa Senators (1917) on February 6, 1924.
79Reign number
22Team's reign
1Defenses
7Days held
Box score
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Boucher | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Howie Morenz | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Aurel Joliat | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Billy Bell | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Sylvio Mantha | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Odie Cleghorn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Boucher | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Billy Cameron | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Sprague Cleghorn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Georges Vezina | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Hamilton Tigers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goldie Prodgers | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Billy Burch | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Randall | 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 | — | — |
| Red Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ganton Scott | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jake Forbes | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: the NHL's own game center.