Belt game 56 · January 31, 1920
Ottawa Senators take the belt
Ottawa Senators beat Montréal Canadiens 11–3 at home to start reign 28 of the NHL belt, the 9th for the franchise.
Montréal Canadiens had held it since January 17, 1920, with 3 defenses over 14 days.
Ottawa Senators held it for 7 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Toronto Maple Leafs on February 7, 1920.
28Reign number
9Team's reign
1Defenses
7Days held
Box score
Ottawa Senators
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Nighbor | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jack Darragh | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Punch Broadbent | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Eddie Gerard | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Cy Denneny | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| George Boucher | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jack MacKell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Morley Bruce | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Horace Merrill | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Clint Benedict | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amos Arbour | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Harry Cameron | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Odie Cleghorn | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Louis Berlinquette | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Newsy Lalonde | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Didier Pitre | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bert Corbeau | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Billy Coutu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Howard McNamara | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Georges Vezina | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: the NHL's own game center.
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