Belt game 222 · February 9, 1926
Montréal Canadiens take the belt
Montréal Canadiens beat Pittsburgh Pirates 4–2 at home to start reign 104 of the NHL belt, the 27th for the franchise.
Pittsburgh Pirates had held it since February 2, 1926, with 1 defense over 7 days.
Montréal Canadiens held it for 4 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Pittsburgh Pirates on February 13, 1926.
104Reign number
27Team's reign
0Defenses
4Days held
Box score
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aurel Joliat | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Billy Boucher | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Pit Lepine | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Albert Leduc | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Hec Lepine | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Wildor Larochelle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Billy Coutu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Rollie Paulhus | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Joe Matte | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Herb Rheaume | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Pittsburgh Pirates
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duke McCurry | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Harold Darragh | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Lionel Conacher | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Hib Milks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Baldy Cotton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tex White | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Louis Berlinquette | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Fred Lowrey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Rodger Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Herb Drury | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jesse Spring | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Roy Worters | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: the NHL's own game center.