Belt game 204 · December 12, 1925
Montreal Maroons take the belt
Montreal Maroons beat Ottawa Senators 5–2 at home to start reign 99 of the NHL belt, the 3rd for the franchise.
Ottawa Senators had held it since March 9, 1925, with 4 defenses over 278 days.
Montreal Maroons held it for 18 days and 4 defenses, then lost it to Montréal Canadiens on December 30, 1925.
99Reign number
3Team's reign
4Defenses
18Days held
Box score
Montreal Maroons
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reg Noble | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Punch Broadbent | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Nels Stewart | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Babe Siebert | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Chuck Dinsmore | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Sam Rothschild | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Hobie Kitchen | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Fred Lowrey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| George Horne | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dunc Munro | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Francis Cain | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Clint Benedict | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Ottawa Senators
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cy Denneny | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Frank Nighbor | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ed Gorman | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Frank Finnigan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Hec Kilrea | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| George Boucher | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Alex Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| King Clancy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Alec Connell | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: the NHL's own game center.