Belt game 3 · December 26, 1917
Toronto Arenas take the belt
Toronto Arenas beat Montréal Canadiens 7–5 at home to start reign 2 of the NHL belt, the 1st for the franchise.
Montréal Canadiens had held it since December 19, 1917, with 1 defense over 7 days.
Toronto Arenas held it for 3 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Montréal Canadiens on December 29, 1917.
2Reign number
1Team's reign
0Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Toronto Arenas
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Cameron | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Harry Meeking | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Reg Noble | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Corb Denneny | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Randall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Alf Skinner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jack Coughlin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Art Brooks | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bert Corbeau | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Newsy Lalonde | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Joe Malone | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Didier Pitre | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Louis Berlinquette | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Joe Hall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Billy Coutu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Georges Vezina | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: the NHL's own game center.
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