Belt game 3,512 · March 20, 1974
Buffalo Sabres take the belt
Buffalo Sabres beat Chicago Black Hawks 3–2 on the road to start reign 1,337 of the NHL belt, the 9th for the franchise.
Chicago Black Hawks had held it since March 16, 1974, with 1 defense over 4 days.
Buffalo Sabres held it for 4 days and 1 defense, then lost it to New York Rangers on March 24, 1974.
1,337Reign number
9Team's reign
1Defenses
4Days held
Box score
Chicago Black Hawks
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Hull | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Pit Martin | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Pappin | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Len Frig | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Dick Redmond | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| John Marks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Lynn Powis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Germain Gagnon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Chico Maki | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Kryskow | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Darcy Rota | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Cliff Koroll | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Stan Mikita | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| J.P. Bordeleau | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Keith Magnuson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Russell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dale Tallon | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Veisor | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Esposito | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 46 | 49 |
Buffalo Sabres
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilbert Perreault | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | — |
| Jerry Korab | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick Martin | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Lorentz | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Rene Robert | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Schoenfeld | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Norm Gratton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Craig Ramsay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Mickey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Gerry Meehan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick Dudley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Atkinson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Luce | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian Spencer | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Terbenche | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Carriere | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Hajt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Gary Bromley | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Dryden | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 14 | 16 |
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