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The 1927–28 season

47 belt games · 18 title changes

Toronto Maple Leafs carried the belt into the 1927–28 season. It changed hands 18 times among 9 franchises, 2 of those in the playoffs, and Pittsburgh Pirates finished the season with it. Most defenses: Ottawa Senators, 14.

Who held it, in order

RangersMaroonsBruinsSenatorsAmericansSenatorsBruinsMaple LeafsMaroonsAmericansSenatorsCanadiensMaroonsCanadiensRed WingsPiratesRangersPirates

Every belt game

Belt gameDateResult
277Nov 15, 1927New York Rangers beat Toronto Maple Leafs 4–2Title change
278Nov 17, 1927New York Rangers beat Ottawa Senators 3–2Defense
279Nov 20, 1927New York Rangers beat New York Americans 2–1Defense
280Nov 22, 1927Montreal Maroons beat New York Rangers 4–3Title change
281Nov 26, 1927Montreal Maroons beat Ottawa Senators 1–0Defense
282Nov 29, 1927Boston Bruins beat Montreal Maroons 4–0Title change
283Dec 1, 1927Boston Bruins and Pittsburgh Pirates tied 0–0 (OT)Tie · defense
284Dec 3, 1927Ottawa Senators beat Boston Bruins 3–2Title change
285Dec 6, 1927Ottawa Senators and Toronto Maple Leafs tied 0–0 (OT)Tie · defense
286Dec 10, 1927Ottawa Senators and Toronto Maple Leafs tied 0–0 (OT)Tie · defense
287Dec 13, 1927New York Americans beat Ottawa Senators 2–1 (OT)Title change
288Dec 15, 1927Ottawa Senators beat New York Americans 4–1Title change
289Dec 17, 1927Ottawa Senators beat Montreal Maroons 1–0Defense
290Dec 20, 1927Boston Bruins beat Ottawa Senators 1–0Title change
291Dec 27, 1927Boston Bruins beat New York Rangers 2–0Defense
292Dec 29, 1927Toronto Maple Leafs beat Boston Bruins 2–1Title change
293Jan 2, 1928Toronto Maple Leafs beat Chicago Blackhawks 4–1Defense
294Jan 5, 1928Montreal Maroons beat Toronto Maple Leafs 2–1Title change
295Jan 7, 1928Montreal Maroons beat Boston Bruins 4–1Defense
296Jan 14, 1928Montreal Maroons beat Pittsburgh Pirates 4–0Defense
297Jan 17, 1928Montreal Maroons and Ottawa Senators tied 1–1 (OT)Tie · defense
298Jan 19, 1928New York Americans beat Montreal Maroons 1–0Title change
299Jan 24, 1928Ottawa Senators beat New York Americans 2–0Title change
300Jan 26, 1928Ottawa Senators beat Chicago Blackhawks 9–6Defense
301Jan 28, 1928Ottawa Senators beat Montréal Canadiens 2–1Defense
302Jan 31, 1928Ottawa Senators beat Toronto Maple Leafs 4–0Defense
303Feb 2, 1928Ottawa Senators beat Montreal Maroons 1–0 (OT)Defense
304Feb 7, 1928Ottawa Senators and New York Rangers tied 0–0 (OT)Tie · defense
305Feb 9, 1928Ottawa Senators and New York Rangers tied 0–0 (OT)Tie · defense
306Feb 16, 1928Ottawa Senators and Pittsburgh Pirates tied 0–0 (OT)Tie · defense
307Feb 18, 1928Ottawa Senators beat Montréal Canadiens 1–0Defense
308Feb 22, 1928Ottawa Senators beat Chicago Blackhawks 3–2Defense
309Feb 23, 1928Ottawa Senators and Detroit Cougars tied 0–0 (OT)Tie · defense
310Feb 25, 1928Ottawa Senators beat Pittsburgh Pirates 2–0Defense
311Feb 28, 1928Montréal Canadiens beat Ottawa Senators 2–0Title change
312Mar 3, 1928Montreal Maroons beat Montréal Canadiens 3–2 (OT)Title change
313Mar 6, 1928Montreal Maroons beat New York Rangers 3–1Defense
314Mar 8, 1928Montreal Maroons beat Detroit Cougars 3–2 (OT)Defense
315Mar 10, 1928Montréal Canadiens beat Montreal Maroons 3–0Title change
316Mar 13, 1928Montréal Canadiens beat New York Rangers 4–1Defense
317Mar 15, 1928Detroit Cougars beat Montréal Canadiens 1–0Title change
318Mar 17, 1928Detroit Cougars beat Chicago Blackhawks 7–0Defense
319Mar 18, 1928Pittsburgh Pirates beat Detroit Cougars 1–0Title change
320Mar 22, 1928Pittsburgh Pirates beat Montreal Maroons 2–1Defense
321Mar 24, 1928Pittsburgh Pirates beat New York Rangers 4–2Defense
322Mar 27, 1928New York Rangers beat Pittsburgh Pirates 4–0 PlayoffsTitle change
323Mar 29, 1928Pittsburgh Pirates beat New York Rangers 4–2 PlayoffsTitle change

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