Belt game 3,373 · October 11, 1972
Buffalo Sabres take the belt
Buffalo Sabres beat Los Angeles Kings 7–3 at home to start reign 1,294 of the NHL belt, the 5th for the franchise.
Los Angeles Kings had held it since October 8, 1972, with 0 defenses over 3 days.
Buffalo Sabres held it for 21 days and 8 defenses, then lost it to Toronto Maple Leafs on November 1, 1972.
1,294Reign number
5Team's reign
8Defenses
21Days held
Box score
Buffalo Sabres
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilbert Perreault | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Rene Robert | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick Martin | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Lorentz | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Luce | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Craig Ramsay | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Mickey | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Randy Wyrozub | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick Dudley | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Atkinson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Hillman | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Gerry Meehan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tim Horton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Tracy Pratt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Schoenfeld | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Terbenche | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Carriere | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Roger Crozier | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 30 | 33 |
| Dave Dryden | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
Los Angeles Kings
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Berry | 2 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Serge Bernier | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Volmar | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Juha Widing | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Gilles Marotte | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Real Lemieux | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ralph Backstrom | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Corrigan | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Jimmy Peters | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Lesuk | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Butch Goring | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Kozak | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Terry Harper | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Harry Howell | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Curtis | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Barry Long | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Neil Komadoski | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gary Edwards | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Rogie Vachon | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 32 | 39 |
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