Belt game 3,613 · March 26, 1975
Chicago Black Hawks take the belt
Chicago Black Hawks beat Buffalo Sabres 5–1 at home to start reign 1,377 of the NHL belt, the 165th for the franchise.
Buffalo Sabres had held it since March 16, 1975, with 3 defenses over 10 days.
Chicago Black Hawks held it for 3 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Philadelphia Flyers on March 29, 1975.
1,377Reign number
165Team's reign
0Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Chicago Black Hawks
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stan Mikita | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Germain Gagnon | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Cliff Koroll | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill White | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Keith Magnuson | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Pit Martin | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| John Marks | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Dick Redmond | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Dale Tallon | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Pappin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ivan Boldirev | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Alain Daigle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Darcy Rota | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Grant Mulvey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| J.P. Bordeleau | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Jarrett | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Russell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Michel Dumas | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Esposito | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 33 | 34 |
Buffalo Sabres
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilbert Perreault | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Rene Robert | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Fred Stanfield | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Lorentz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick Dudley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Craig Ramsay | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Mickey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Peter McNab | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Danny Gare | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Luce | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian Spencer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jerry Korab | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Lee Fogolin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Schoenfeld | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jocelyn Guevremont | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Carriere | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Hajt | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gary Bromley | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 16 | 21 |
| Gerry Desjardins | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
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