Belt game 265 · February 17, 1927
Montreal Maroons take the belt
Montreal Maroons beat New York Rangers 4–1 on the road to start reign 126 of the NHL belt, the 6th for the franchise.
New York Rangers had held it since February 6, 1927, with 3 defenses over 11 days.
Montreal Maroons held it for 5 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Pittsburgh Pirates on February 22, 1927.
126Reign number
6Team's reign
1Defenses
5Days held
Box score
New York Rangers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Murray Murdoch | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Thompson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Cook | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Fred Cook | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Frank Boucher | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Billy Boyd | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 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 | — | — |
| Leo Bourgeault | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Lorne Chabot | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Montreal Maroons
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nels Stewart | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Merlyn Phillips | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Red Dutton | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Reg Noble | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Punch Broadbent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Babe Siebert | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Chuck Dinsmore | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Russell Oatman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Frank Carson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dunc Munro | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Babe Donnelly | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Clint Benedict | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: the NHL's own game center.