Belt game 312 · March 3, 1928
Montreal Maroons take the belt
Montreal Maroons beat Montréal Canadiens 3–2 (OT) on the road to start reign 143 of the NHL belt, the 9th for the franchise.
Montréal Canadiens had held it since February 28, 1928, with 0 defenses over 4 days.
Montreal Maroons held it for 7 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Montréal Canadiens on March 10, 1928.
143Reign number
9Team's reign
2Defenses
7Days held
Box score
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aurel Joliat | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Howie Morenz | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Charlie Langlois | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| George Patterson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Art Gagne | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Wildor Larochelle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gizzy Hart | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Leo Gaudreault | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Herb Gardiner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Sylvio Mantha | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Albert Leduc | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| George Hainsworth | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Montreal Maroons
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hooley Smith | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Joe Lamb | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Russell Oatman | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Merlyn Phillips | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jimmy Ward | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Nels Stewart | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Babe Siebert | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Fred Brown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dunc Munro | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Red Dutton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Clint Benedict | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Flat Walsh | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: the NHL's own game center.