Belt game 803 · December 14, 1937
Montreal Maroons take the belt
Montreal Maroons beat Montréal Canadiens 3–2 (OT) at home to start reign 334 of the NHL belt, the 26th for the franchise.
Montréal Canadiens had held it since December 2, 1937, with 5 defenses over 12 days.
Montreal Maroons held it for 4 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Boston Bruins on December 18, 1937.
334Reign number
26Team's reign
0Defenses
4Days held
Box score
Montreal Maroons
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Ward | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Cook | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Trottier | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gus Marker | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Gracie | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Cy Wentworth | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Baldy Northcott | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Stewart Evans | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Herb Cain | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gerry Shannon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Russ Blinco | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Earl Robinson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Al Shields | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Des Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Beveridge | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aurel Joliat | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Toe Blake | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Pit Lepine | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Haynes | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Johnny Gagnon | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Babe Siebert | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Rod Lorrain | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gus Mancuso | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| George Brown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Polly Drouin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Marty Burke | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Walt Buswell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Red Goupille | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Georges Mantha | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Wilf Cude | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: the NHL's own game center.