Belt game 3,227 · January 16, 1971
Buffalo Sabres take the belt
Buffalo Sabres beat Minnesota North Stars 4–3 on the road to start reign 1,244 of the NHL belt, the 1st for the franchise.
Minnesota North Stars had held it since January 10, 1971, with 1 defense over 6 days.
Buffalo Sabres held it for 7 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to St. Louis Blues on January 23, 1971.
1,244Reign number
1Team's reign
2Defenses
7Days held
Box score
Minnesota North Stars
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lou Nanne | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Charlie Burns | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Murray Oliver | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| J.P. Parise | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Tommy Williams | 1 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jude Drouin | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ted Harris | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Danny O'Shea | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Goldsworthy | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Rousseau | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Norm Beaudin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Danny Grant | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | — | — |
| Barry Gibbs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Fred Barrett | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dennis O'Brien | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Reid | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Gump Worsley | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 16 | 20 |
| Gilles Gilbert | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
Buffalo Sabres
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilbert Perreault | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Andrea | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Goyette | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Gerry Meehan | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Atkinson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Donnie Marshall | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Eddie Shack | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Watson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Skip Krake | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Anderson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Floyd Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Kevin O'Shea | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dick Duff | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Tracy Pratt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Barrie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Al Hamilton | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Reg Fleming | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean-Guy Talbot | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Roger Crozier | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 14 | 14 |
| Joe Daley | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 17 | 20 |
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