Belt game 212 · January 9, 1926
New York Americans take the belt
New York Americans beat Montréal Canadiens 2–1 (OT) on the road to start reign 101 of the NHL belt, the 1st for the franchise.
Montréal Canadiens had held it since December 30, 1925, with 2 defenses over 10 days.
New York Americans held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Ottawa Senators (1917) on January 11, 1926.
101Reign number
1Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howie Morenz | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Aurel Joliat | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Billy Boucher | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Hec Lepine | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Wildor Larochelle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Pit Lepine | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Sylvio Mantha | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Billy Coutu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Albert Leduc | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Rollie Paulhus | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Herb Rheaume | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
New York Americans
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Burch | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Alex McKinnon | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Randall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Charlie Langlois | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Shorty Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Red Green | 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 | — | — |
| John Morrison | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Billy Cameron | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Joe Simpson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jake Forbes | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: the NHL's own game center.
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