Belt game 3,332 · February 6, 1972
Buffalo Sabres take the belt
Buffalo Sabres beat Boston Bruins 8–2 at home to start reign 1,277 of the NHL belt, the 4th for the franchise.
Boston Bruins had held it since January 18, 1972, with 8 defenses over 19 days.
Buffalo Sabres held it for 4 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Detroit Red Wings on February 10, 1972.
1,277Reign number
4Team's reign
0Defenses
4Days held
Box score
Buffalo Sabres
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Lorentz | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Gerry Meehan | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Al Hamilton | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick Martin | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Gilbert Perreault | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Byers | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Tracy Pratt | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Danny Lawson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Luce | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Eddie Shack | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Atkinson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Craig Ramsay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Randy Wyrozub | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Watson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Hillman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Chris Evans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Roger Crozier | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 29 | 31 |
| Dave Dryden | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
Boston Bruins
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Bucyk | 0 | 2 | 2 | -3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Walton | 2 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 10 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| John McKenzie | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Orr | 0 | 1 | 1 | -4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Esposito | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne Cashman | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Garnet Bailey | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Derek Sanderson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Fred Stanfield | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Ed Westfall | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Marcotte | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Reggie Leach | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Ted Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Dallas Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Matt Ravlich | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Eddie Johnston | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 29 | 37 |
| Gerry Cheevers | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
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