Belt game 172 · December 6, 1924
Montreal Maroons take the belt
Montreal Maroons beat Ottawa Senators 3–1 at home to start reign 86 of the NHL belt, the 1st for the franchise.
Ottawa Senators had held it since December 3, 1924, with 0 defenses over 3 days.
Montreal Maroons held it for 4 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Montréal Canadiens on December 10, 1924.
86Reign number
1Team's reign
0Defenses
4Days held
Box score
Montreal Maroons
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punch Broadbent | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Fred Lowrey | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Louis Berlinquette | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Francis Cain | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Chuck Dinsmore | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Sam Rothschild | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dunc Munro | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gerry Munro | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Clint Benedict | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Ottawa Senators
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Gorman | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Cy Denneny | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Frank Nighbor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Hooley Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Frank Finnigan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Lionel Hitchman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| King Clancy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Earl Campbell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Alec Connell | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: the NHL's own game center.