Belt game 3,609 · March 16, 1975
Buffalo Sabres take the belt
Buffalo Sabres beat Toronto Maple Leafs 11–3 on the road to start reign 1,376 of the NHL belt, the 14th for the franchise.
Toronto Maple Leafs had held it since March 2, 1975, with 5 defenses over 14 days.
Buffalo Sabres held it for 10 days and 3 defenses, then lost it to Chicago Blackhawks on March 26, 1975.
1,376Reign number
14Team's reign
3Defenses
10Days held
Box score
Toronto Maple Leafs
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Keon | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Norm Ullman | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Inge Hammarstrom | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Blaine Stoughton | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim McKenny | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Claire Alexander | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Borje Salming | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Neely | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Ellis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Lanny McDonald | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 12 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| George Ferguson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Errol Thompson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Flett | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Williams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Darryl Sittler | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Dunn | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Rod Seiling | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Gord McRae | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 9 | 15 |
| Doug Favell | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 26 | 31 |
Buffalo Sabres
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilbert Perreault | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | — |
| Fred Stanfield | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick Martin | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick Dudley | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Peter McNab | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Jocelyn Guevremont | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Jerry Korab | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Lorentz | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Luce | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Hajt | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Craig Ramsay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Mickey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Danny Gare | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian Spencer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Lee Fogolin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Schoenfeld | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Carriere | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gary Bromley | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Gerry Desjardins | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 29 | 32 |
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