Belt game 7 · January 9, 1918
Toronto Arenas take the belt
Toronto Arenas beat Montréal Canadiens 6–4 at home to start reign 4 of the NHL belt, the 2nd for the franchise.
Montréal Canadiens had held it since December 29, 1917, with 2 defenses over 11 days.
Toronto Arenas held it for 5 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Ottawa Senators (1917) on January 14, 1918.
4Reign number
2Team's reign
0Defenses
5Days held
Box score
Toronto Arenas
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corb Denneny | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Alf Skinner | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Harry Meeking | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Randall | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Reg Noble | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Harry Cameron | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Harry Mummery | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Sammy Hebert | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Hap Holmes | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Didier Pitre | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Joe Malone | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Newsy Lalonde | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bert Corbeau | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Louis Berlinquette | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Joe Hall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jack Laviolette | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Billy Coutu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Georges Vezina | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: the NHL's own game center.
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