Belt game 294 · January 5, 1928
Montreal Maroons take the belt
Montreal Maroons beat Toronto Maple Leafs 2–1 at home to start reign 139 of the NHL belt, the 8th for the franchise.
Toronto Maple Leafs had held it since December 29, 1927, with 1 defense over 7 days.
Montreal Maroons held it for 14 days and 3 defenses, then lost it to New York Americans on January 19, 1928.
139Reign number
8Team's reign
3Defenses
14Days held
Box score
Montreal Maroons
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nels Stewart | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Hooley Smith | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jimmy Ward | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Babe Siebert | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Merlyn Phillips | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Russell Oatman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Touhey | 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 | — | — |
| Clint Benedict | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Flat Walsh | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Toronto Maple Leafs
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ace Bailey | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ed Gorman | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Carson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jimmy Herberts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Butch Keeling | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Danny Cox | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Eddie Rodden | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Beattie Ramsay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Hap Day | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Art Duncan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| John Ross Roach | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: the NHL's own game center.