Belt game 261 · February 6, 1927
New York Rangers take the belt
New York Rangers beat Pittsburgh Pirates 2–1 at home to start reign 125 of the NHL belt, the 2nd for the franchise.
Pittsburgh Pirates had held it since January 29, 1927, with 0 defenses over 8 days.
New York Rangers held it for 11 days and 3 defenses, then lost it to Montreal Maroons on February 17, 1927.
125Reign number
2Team's reign
3Defenses
11Days held
Box score
New York Rangers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Cook | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Frank Boucher | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Cook | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Billy Boyd | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Murray Murdoch | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Thompson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ivan Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Clarence Abel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Reg Mackey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Leo Bourgeault | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Stan Brown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Lorne Chabot | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Pittsburgh Pirates
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John McKinnon | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Charlie Langlois | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Hib Milks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Duke McCurry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Harold Darragh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mickey McGuire | 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 | — | — |
| Ty Arbour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Rodger Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Herb Drury | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Roy Worters | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: the NHL's own game center.