Belt game 4 · December 29, 1917
Montréal Canadiens take the belt
Montréal Canadiens beat Toronto Arenas 9–2 at home to start reign 3 of the NHL belt, the 2nd for the franchise.
Toronto Arenas had held it since December 26, 1917, with 0 defenses over 3 days.
Montréal Canadiens held it for 11 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Toronto Maple Leafs on January 9, 1918.
3Reign number
2Team's reign
2Defenses
11Days held
Box score
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newsy Lalonde | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Joe Malone | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Didier Pitre | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Louis Berlinquette | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bert Corbeau | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Joe Hall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Billy Coutu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Georges Vezina | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Toronto Arenas
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Cameron | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Randall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Reg Noble | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Corb Denneny | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Alf Skinner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jack Coughlin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Harry Meeking | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Harry Mummery | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Art Brooks | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: the NHL's own game center.
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