Belt game 3,571 · December 26, 1974
Buffalo Sabres take the belt
Buffalo Sabres beat Chicago Black Hawks 3–1 at home to start reign 1,360 of the NHL belt, the 11th for the franchise.
Chicago Black Hawks had held it since December 15, 1974, with 3 defenses over 11 days.
Buffalo Sabres held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to New York Rangers on December 27, 1974.
1,360Reign number
11Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Buffalo Sabres
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Lorentz | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Craig Ramsay | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Gilbert Perreault | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian Spencer | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jerry Korab | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Carriere | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Norm Gratton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Mickey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Rene Robert | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick Dudley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Danny Gare | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Luce | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Lee Fogolin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Schoenfeld | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Hajt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Roger Crozier | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Bromley | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 17 | 18 |
Chicago Black Hawks
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darcy Rota | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Cliff Koroll | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Stan Mikita | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Pit Martin | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Pappin | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Dennis Hull | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| John Marks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ivan Boldirev | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Germain Gagnon | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Alain Daigle | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Grant Mulvey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Rob Palmer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill White | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Keith Magnuson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Jarrett | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Russell | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dick Redmond | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Veisor | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Esposito | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 33 | 36 |
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