Belt game 3,477 · December 30, 1973
Philadelphia Flyers take the belt
Philadelphia Flyers beat Buffalo Sabres 5–4 on the road to start reign 1,321 of the NHL belt, the 10th for the franchise.
Buffalo Sabres had held it since December 27, 1973, with 0 defenses over 3 days.
Philadelphia Flyers held it for 8 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Montréal Canadiens on January 7, 1974.
1,321Reign number
10Team's reign
2Defenses
8Days held
Box score
Buffalo Sabres
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Martin | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Gilbert Perreault | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Norm Gratton | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Rene Robert | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Robitaille | 1 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Lorentz | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Craig Ramsay | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gerry Meehan | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick Dudley | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Atkinson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Luce | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Rombough | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Peter McNab | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tim Horton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jerry Korab | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Terbenche | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Carriere | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Rocky Farr | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Dryden | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 18 | 23 |
Philadelphia Flyers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Dornhoefer | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Clarke | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ross Lonsberry | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Andre Dupont | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Schultz | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Terry Crisp | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick MacLeish | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Bladon | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Jimmy Watson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Barber | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Kelly | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Clement | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Saleski | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Flett | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Orest Kindrachuk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ed Van Impe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Joe Watson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bernie Parent | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 33 | 37 |
| Bobby Taylor | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
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