Belt game 298 · January 19, 1928
New York Americans take the belt
New York Americans beat Montreal Maroons 1–0 at home to start reign 140 of the NHL belt, the 5th for the franchise.
Montreal Maroons had held it since January 5, 1928, with 3 defenses over 14 days.
New York Americans held it for 5 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Ottawa Senators (1917) on January 24, 1928.
140Reign number
5Team's reign
0Defenses
5Days held
Box score
New York Americans
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Burch | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Lionel Conacher | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Red Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Billy Boucher | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Alex McKinnon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Normie Himes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Sam Rothschild | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Edmond Bouchard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Leo Reise | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Joe Simpson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Joe Miller | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Montreal Maroons
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Ward | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Nels Stewart | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Babe Siebert | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Hooley Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Russell Oatman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Frank Carson | 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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Clint Benedict | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: the NHL's own game center.