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The 1928–29 season

46 belt games · 20 title changes

Pittsburgh Pirates carried the belt into the 1928–29 season. It changed hands 20 times among 9 franchises, and Ottawa Senators finished the season with it. Most defenses: Boston Bruins, 7.

Who held it, in order

BruinsCanadiensAmericansMaple LeafsSenatorsBlackhawksAmericansPiratesMaple LeafsRangersBruinsMaple LeafsRed WingsSenatorsRangersBruinsSenatorsAmericansMaple LeafsSenators

Every belt game

Belt gameDateResult
324Nov 15, 1928Boston Bruins beat Pittsburgh Pirates 1–0 (OT)Title change
325Nov 17, 1928Boston Bruins and Ottawa Senators tied 2–2 (OT)Tie · defense
326Nov 20, 1928Montréal Canadiens beat Boston Bruins 1–0Title change
327Nov 22, 1928Montréal Canadiens and Pittsburgh Pirates tied 0–0 (OT)Tie · defense
328Nov 24, 1928New York Americans beat Montréal Canadiens 4–3Title change
329Nov 27, 1928New York Americans beat Ottawa Senators 1–0Defense
330Dec 1, 1928Toronto Maple Leafs beat New York Americans 3–0Title change
331Dec 4, 1928Toronto Maple Leafs beat Montréal Canadiens 3–1Defense
332Dec 8, 1928Ottawa Senators beat Toronto Maple Leafs 2–1 (OT)Title change
333Dec 11, 1928Chicago Blackhawks beat Ottawa Senators 2–1Title change
334Dec 16, 1928New York Americans beat Chicago Blackhawks 1–0Title change
335Dec 18, 1928New York Americans beat Pittsburgh Pirates 2–0Defense
336Dec 20, 1928Pittsburgh Pirates beat New York Americans 1–0Title change
337Dec 22, 1928Pittsburgh Pirates beat Toronto Maple Leafs 3–2Defense
338Dec 27, 1928Toronto Maple Leafs beat Pittsburgh Pirates 2–0Title change
339Dec 29, 1928Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Cougars 4–3Defense
340Jan 1, 1929New York Rangers beat Toronto Maple Leafs 3–2Title change
341Jan 3, 1929New York Rangers and Pittsburgh Pirates tied 2–2 (OT)Tie · defense
342Jan 6, 1929New York Rangers and New York Americans tied 0–0 (OT)Tie · defense
343Jan 10, 1929New York Rangers beat Ottawa Senators 9–3Defense
344Jan 13, 1929New York Rangers beat Detroit Cougars 1–0Defense
345Jan 15, 1929Boston Bruins beat New York Rangers 4–1Title change
346Jan 17, 1929Boston Bruins and Detroit Cougars tied 1–1 (OT)Tie · defense
347Jan 20, 1929Boston Bruins beat Chicago Blackhawks 2–0Defense
348Jan 22, 1929Boston Bruins and Montréal Canadiens tied 0–0 (OT)Tie · defense
349Jan 27, 1929Boston Bruins beat New York Rangers 2–1Defense
350Jan 29, 1929Boston Bruins beat Chicago Blackhawks 4–1Defense
351Jan 31, 1929Boston Bruins beat Toronto Maple Leafs 3–1Defense
352Feb 2, 1929Toronto Maple Leafs beat Boston Bruins 3–0Title change
353Feb 3, 1929Toronto Maple Leafs beat New York Americans 3–1Defense
354Feb 5, 1929Toronto Maple Leafs and Pittsburgh Pirates tied 0–0 (OT)Tie · defense
355Feb 9, 1929Toronto Maple Leafs beat Pittsburgh Pirates 2–1Defense
356Feb 14, 1929Toronto Maple Leafs beat New York Rangers 3–1Defense
357Feb 16, 1929Toronto Maple Leafs beat Montreal Maroons 3–0Defense
358Feb 17, 1929Detroit Cougars beat Toronto Maple Leafs 2–0Title change
359Feb 19, 1929Ottawa Senators beat Detroit Cougars 2–1Title change
360Feb 21, 1929Ottawa Senators beat Chicago Blackhawks 3–0Defense
361Feb 23, 1929Ottawa Senators beat Pittsburgh Pirates 3–0Defense
362Feb 26, 1929New York Rangers beat Ottawa Senators 2–0Title change
363Feb 28, 1929New York Rangers and Chicago Blackhawks tied 0–0 (OT)Tie · defense
364Mar 3, 1929New York Rangers beat Detroit Cougars 3–2Defense
365Mar 5, 1929Boston Bruins beat New York Rangers 2–1Title change
366Mar 9, 1929Ottawa Senators beat Boston Bruins 2–1 (OT)Title change
367Mar 12, 1929New York Americans beat Ottawa Senators 2–1Title change
368Mar 14, 1929Toronto Maple Leafs beat New York Americans 5–0Title change
369Mar 16, 1929Ottawa Senators beat Toronto Maple Leafs 2–0Title change

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