Belt game 81 · February 2, 1921
Hamilton Tigers take the belt
Hamilton Tigers beat Montréal Canadiens 6–5 (OT) at home to start reign 37 of the NHL belt, the 3rd for the franchise.
Montréal Canadiens had held it since January 29, 1921, with 0 defenses over 4 days.
Hamilton Tigers held it for 3 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Ottawa Senators (1917) on February 5, 1921.
37Reign number
3Team's reign
0Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Hamilton Tigers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas McCarthy | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Goldie Prodgers | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Joe Malone | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Billy Coutu | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Joe Matte | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mickey Roach | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| George Carey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ed Carpenter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Moylan McDonnell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Howard Lockhart | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newsy Lalonde | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Didier Pitre | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Louis Berlinquette | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Amos Arbour | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Odie Cleghorn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Cully Wilson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Harry Mummery | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bert Corbeau | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Georges Vezina | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: the NHL's own game center.