Belt game 3,410 · January 6, 1973
Buffalo Sabres take the belt
Buffalo Sabres beat New York Rangers 4–1 on the road to start reign 1,303 of the NHL belt, the 7th for the franchise.
New York Rangers had held it since January 3, 1973, with 0 defenses over 3 days.
Buffalo Sabres held it for 5 days and 1 defense, then lost it to New York Rangers on January 11, 1973.
1,303Reign number
7Team's reign
1Defenses
5Days held
Box score
New York Rangers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rod Gilbert | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Vickers | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ab DeMarco | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Glen Sather | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Fairbairn | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Vic Hadfield | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bruce MacGregor | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Williams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean Ratelle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Pete Stemkowski | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Rousseau | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Brad Park | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Harris | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dale Rolfe | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Neilson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Rod Seiling | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ed Giacomin | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 25 | 28 |
| Gilles Villemure | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
Buffalo Sabres
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerry Meehan | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Hugh Harris | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick Martin | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Rene Robert | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Robitaille | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Tracy Pratt | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Lorentz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Butch Deadmarsh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Craig Ramsay | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gilbert Perreault | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Mickey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Randy Wyrozub | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Atkinson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Luce | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Tim Horton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Hillman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Schoenfeld | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Rocky Farr | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Dryden | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 24 | 25 |
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