Belt game 173 · December 10, 1924
Montréal Canadiens take the belt
Montréal Canadiens beat Montreal Maroons 5–0 at home to start reign 87 of the NHL belt, the 24th for the franchise.
Montreal Maroons had held it since December 6, 1924, with 0 defenses over 4 days.
Montréal Canadiens held it for 22 days and 5 defenses, then lost it to Hamilton Tigers on January 1, 1925.
87Reign number
24Team's reign
5Defenses
22Days held
Box score
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aurel Joliat | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Billy Boucher | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Sprague Cleghorn | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Howie Morenz | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Odie Cleghorn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Johnny Matz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Billy Coutu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Sylvio Mantha | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Georges Vezina | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Montreal Maroons
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punch Broadbent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Fred Lowrey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Louis Berlinquette | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Chuck Dinsmore | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ganton Scott | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Sam Rothschild | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Reg Noble | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Francis Cain | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dunc Munro | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| George Carroll | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gerry Munro | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Clint Benedict | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: the NHL's own game center.