Belt game 3,305 · December 5, 1971
Buffalo Sabres take the belt
Buffalo Sabres beat Minnesota North Stars 3–1 at home to start reign 1,272 of the NHL belt, the 3rd for the franchise.
Minnesota North Stars had held it since November 20, 1971, with 6 defenses over 15 days.
Buffalo Sabres held it for 4 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Chicago Blackhawks on December 9, 1971.
1,272Reign number
3Team's reign
0Defenses
4Days held
Box score
Buffalo Sabres
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig Ramsay | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Goyette | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Barrie | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Anderson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick Martin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Butch Deadmarsh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Danny Lawson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Gilbert Perreault | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Rod Zaine | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gerry Meehan | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Kevin O'Shea | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Atkinson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Luce | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Terbenche | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Al Hamilton | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ray Mckay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Chris Evans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Roger Crozier | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 28 | 29 |
| Dave Dryden | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
Minnesota North Stars
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Nevin | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Danny Grant | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Mohns | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Goldsworthy | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Charlie Burns | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Murray Oliver | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| J.P. Parise | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ted Hampson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jude Drouin | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Dennis Hextall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Craig Cameron | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dean Prentice | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Barry Gibbs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ted Harris | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Dennis O'Brien | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Reid | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Lou Nanne | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gump Worsley | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Cesare Maniago | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 14 | 17 |
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