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Belt game 299 · January 24, 1928

Ottawa Senators take the belt

Ottawa Senators beat New York Americans 2–0 on the road to start reign 141 of the NHL belt, the 40th for the franchise.

New York Americans had held it since January 19, 1928, with 0 defenses over 5 days.

Ottawa Senators held it for 35 days and 11 defenses, then lost it to Montréal Canadiens on February 28, 1928.

141Reign number
40Team's reign
11Defenses
35Days held

Box score

New York Americans

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Billy Burch0000000——
Red Green0000000——
Billy Boucher0000400——
Alex McKinnon0000400——
Normie Himes0000000——
Sam Rothschild0000000——
Edmond Bouchard0000000——
Leo Reise0000000——
Lionel Conacher0000000——
Joe Simpson0000200——
Joe Miller————0————

Ottawa Senators

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Frank Nighbor0110000——
Frank Finnigan1010000——
King Clancy1010000——
Cy Denneny0000000——
Punch Broadbent0000000——
Hec Kilrea0000200——
Len Grosvenor0000000——
Sam Godin0000000——
George Boucher0000800——
Alex Smith0000600——
Alec Connell————0————

Box scores: the NHL's own game center.

Ottawa Senators (1917) belt history → · Senators vs. Americans →

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