Belt game 223 · February 13, 1926
Pittsburgh Pirates take the belt
Pittsburgh Pirates beat Montréal Canadiens 3–0 at home to start reign 105 of the NHL belt, the 2nd for the franchise.
Montréal Canadiens had held it since February 9, 1926, with 0 defenses over 4 days.
Pittsburgh Pirates held it for 3 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Boston Bruins on February 16, 1926.
105Reign number
2Team's reign
0Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Pittsburgh Pirates
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hib Milks | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Duke McCurry | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Baldy Cotton | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jesse Spring | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Harold Darragh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 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 | — | — |
| Lionel Conacher | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Rodger Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Herb Drury | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Roy Worters | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aurel Joliat | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Billy Coutu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Albert Leduc | 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 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: the NHL's own game center.