Belt game 323 · March 29, 1928 · playoffs
Pittsburgh Pirates take the belt
Pittsburgh Pirates beat New York Rangers 4–2 on the road to start reign 148 of the NHL belt, the 6th for the franchise.
New York Rangers had held it since March 27, 1928, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Pittsburgh Pirates held it for 231 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Boston Bruins on November 15, 1928.
148Reign number
6Team's reign
0Defenses
231Days held
Box score
New York Rangers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Boucher | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Murray Murdoch | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Clarence Abel | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Alex Gray | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Cook | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Fred Cook | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Billy Boyd | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Thompson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ivan Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Leo Bourgeault | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Frank Callighen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Lorne Chabot | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | — |
Pittsburgh Pirates
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baldy Cotton | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Rodger Smith | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Harold Darragh | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Marty Burke | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Herb Drury | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Hib Milks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Duke McCurry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tex White | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bert McCaffrey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| John McKinnon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Roy Worters | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | — |
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