Belt game 233 · March 11, 1926
Montreal Maroons take the belt
Montreal Maroons beat New York Americans 5–1 at home to start reign 112 of the NHL belt, the 4th for the franchise.
New York Americans had held it since March 9, 1926, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Montreal Maroons held it for 5 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Boston Bruins on March 16, 1926.
112Reign number
4Team's reign
1Defenses
5Days held
Box score
Montreal Maroons
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merlyn Phillips | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Reg Noble | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Punch Broadbent | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Nels Stewart | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Babe Siebert | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Frank Carson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Sam Rothschild | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dunc Munro | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Clint Benedict | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
New York Americans
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Langlois | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Randall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Billy Burch | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Shorty Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Red Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mickey Roach | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Edmond Bouchard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Joe Simpson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Earl Campbell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jake Forbes | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: the NHL's own game center.