Belt game 3,634 · May 25, 1975 · playoffs
Philadelphia Flyers take the belt
Philadelphia Flyers beat Buffalo Sabres 5–1 at home to start reign 1,382 of the NHL belt, the 22nd for the franchise.
Buffalo Sabres had held it since May 20, 1975, with 1 defense over 5 days.
Philadelphia Flyers held it for 151 days and 7 defenses, then lost it to New York Islanders on October 23, 1975.
1,382Reign number
22Team's reign
7Defenses
151Days held
Box score
Philadelphia Flyers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Schultz | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Terry Crisp | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Goodenough | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Barber | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Kelly | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Saleski | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Gary Dornhoefer | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Orest Kindrachuk | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Reggie Leach | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Ed Van Impe | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jimmy Watson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ted Harris | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Clarke | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ross Lonsberry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick MacLeish | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Andre Dupont | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Joe Watson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bernie Parent | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 23 | 24 |
| Wayne Stephenson | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
Buffalo Sabres
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig Ramsay | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Danny Gare | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Luce | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick Martin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Lorentz | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick Dudley | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gilbert Perreault | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Rene Robert | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Peter McNab | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Fred Stanfield | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian Spencer | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jerry Korab | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Lee Fogolin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Schoenfeld | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jocelyn Guevremont | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Carriere | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Hajt | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Roger Crozier | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Gerry Desjardins | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 21 | 26 |
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