Belt game 700 · January 2, 1936
Montreal Maroons take the belt
Montreal Maroons beat Toronto Maple Leafs 5–2 at home to start reign 286 of the NHL belt, the 20th for the franchise.
Toronto Maple Leafs had held it since December 28, 1935, with 0 defenses over 5 days.
Montreal Maroons held it for 10 days and 4 defenses, then lost it to Detroit Red Wings on January 12, 1936.
286Reign number
20Team's reign
4Defenses
10Days held
Box score
Montreal Maroons
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baldy Northcott | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Hooley Smith | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Earl Robinson | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Trottier | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Russ Blinco | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Stewart Evans | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jimmy Ward | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gus Marker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Herb Cain | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Gracie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Joe Lamb | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Cy Wentworth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Lionel Conacher | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Al Shields | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Beveridge | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Toronto Maple Leafs
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Finnigan | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Buzz Boll | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Thoms | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Andy Blair | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Charlie Conacher | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Joe Primeau | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Busher Jackson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Pep Kelly | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Art Jackson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Nick Metz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Davidson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Red Horner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Hap Day | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| King Clancy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| George Hainsworth | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: the NHL's own game center.