Belt game 3,255 · March 21, 1971
Buffalo Sabres take the belt
Buffalo Sabres beat Boston Bruins 7–5 on the road to start reign 1,255 of the NHL belt, the 2nd for the franchise.
Boston Bruins had held it since March 6, 1971, with 7 defenses over 15 days.
Buffalo Sabres held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to New York Rangers on March 23, 1971.
1,255Reign number
2Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Boston Bruins
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Esposito | 2 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Hodge | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Johnny Bucyk | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick Smith | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne Carleton | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| John McKenzie | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Marcotte | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Orr | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Awrey | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne Cashman | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Garnet Bailey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Derek Sanderson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Fred Stanfield | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Ed Westfall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Walton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Reggie Leach | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Ted Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Eddie Johnston | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 18 | 24 |
| Gerry Cheevers | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
Buffalo Sabres
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Shack | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Barrie | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Goyette | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Kevin O'Shea | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Gilbert Perreault | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Donnie Marshall | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Keenan | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Skip Krake | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gerry Meehan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Floyd Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Atkinson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Dick Duff | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Watson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tracy Pratt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Al Hamilton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Reg Fleming | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean-Guy Talbot | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Dryden | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Daley | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 51 | 56 |
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