Belt game 256 · January 18, 1927
Boston Bruins take the belt
Boston Bruins beat New York Rangers 7–3 at home to start reign 123 of the NHL belt, the 6th for the franchise.
New York Rangers had held it since January 11, 1927, with 2 defenses over 7 days.
Boston Bruins held it for 11 days and 3 defenses, then lost it to Pittsburgh Pirates on January 29, 1927.
123Reign number
6Team's reign
3Defenses
11Days held
Box score
Boston Bruins
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Fredrickson | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Eddie Shore | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Billy Boucher | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Harry Meeking | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Billy Stuart | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jimmy Herberts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Percy Galbraith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Harry Oliver | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Sprague Cleghorn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Lionel Hitchman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Billy Coutu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Hal Winkler | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
New York Rangers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Boucher | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Cook | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Fred Cook | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Billy Boyd | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Murray Murdoch | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Thompson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ollie Reinikka | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ivan Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Clarence Abel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Reg Mackey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Stan Brown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Lorne Chabot | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: the NHL's own game center.