Belt game 253 · January 11, 1927
New York Rangers take the belt
New York Rangers beat Montreal Maroons 3–2 on the road to start reign 122 of the NHL belt, the 1st for the franchise.
Montreal Maroons had held it since January 8, 1927, with 0 defenses over 3 days.
New York Rangers held it for 7 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Boston Bruins on January 18, 1927.
122Reign number
1Team's reign
2Defenses
7Days held
Box score
Montreal Maroons
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merlyn Phillips | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Russell Oatman | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Frank Carson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Reg Noble | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Punch Broadbent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Nels Stewart | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Babe Siebert | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Sam Rothschild | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dunc Munro | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Red Dutton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Babe Donnelly | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Clint Benedict | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
New York Rangers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stan Brown | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Cook | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Fred Cook | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Frank Boucher | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Billy Boyd | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Murray Murdoch | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Thompson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Clarence Abel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Reg Mackey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Lorne Chabot | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: the NHL's own game center.