Belt game 315 · March 10, 1928
Montréal Canadiens take the belt
Montréal Canadiens beat Montreal Maroons 3–0 on the road to start reign 144 of the NHL belt, the 31st for the franchise.
Montreal Maroons had held it since March 3, 1928, with 2 defenses over 7 days.
Montréal Canadiens held it for 5 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Detroit Red Wings on March 15, 1928.
144Reign number
31Team's reign
1Defenses
5Days held
Box score
Montreal Maroons
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Ward | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Nels Stewart | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Babe Siebert | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Hooley Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Joe Lamb | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Russell Oatman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Fred Brown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Merlyn Phillips | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dunc Munro | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Red Dutton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Clint Benedict | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Flat Walsh | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aurel Joliat | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Art Gagne | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Howie Morenz | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Charlie Langlois | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| George Patterson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Wildor Larochelle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Albert Leduc | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| George Hainsworth | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: the NHL's own game center.