Belt game 220 · February 2, 1926
Pittsburgh Pirates take the belt
Pittsburgh Pirates beat Ottawa Senators 1–0 at home to start reign 103 of the NHL belt, the 1st for the franchise.
Ottawa Senators had held it since January 11, 1926, with 6 defenses over 22 days.
Pittsburgh Pirates held it for 7 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Montréal Canadiens on February 9, 1926.
103Reign number
1Team's reign
1Defenses
7Days held
Box score
Pittsburgh Pirates
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herb Drury | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Hib Milks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Duke McCurry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Harold Darragh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Baldy Cotton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tex White | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Louis Berlinquette | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Fred Lowrey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Lionel Conacher | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Rodger Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jesse Spring | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Roy Worters | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Ottawa Senators
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cy Denneny | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Frank Nighbor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Hooley Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Frank Finnigan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Hec Kilrea | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| John Duggan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ed Gorman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| George Boucher | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Alex Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| King Clancy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Alec Connell | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: the NHL's own game center.