Belt game 336 · December 20, 1928
Pittsburgh Pirates take the belt
Pittsburgh Pirates beat New York Americans 1–0 at home to start reign 156 of the NHL belt, the 7th for the franchise.
New York Americans had held it since December 16, 1928, with 1 defense over 4 days.
Pittsburgh Pirates held it for 7 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Toronto Maple Leafs on December 27, 1928.
156Reign number
7Team's reign
1Defenses
7Days held
Box score
Pittsburgh Pirates
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hib Milks | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Duke McCurry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Harold Darragh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mickey MacKay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Baldy Cotton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tex White | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bert McCaffrey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Frank Fredrickson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Albert Holway | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Rodger Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Herb Drury | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| John McKinnon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Joe Miller | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
New York Americans
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Burch | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Normie Himes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Babe Dye | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Punch Broadbent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Johnny Sheppard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Harry Connor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Charley McVeigh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jesse Spring | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Lionel Conacher | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Joe Simpson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Leo Reise | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Roy Worters | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: the NHL's own game center.