Belt game 3,689 · February 13, 1976
Buffalo Sabres take the belt
Buffalo Sabres beat Atlanta Flames 3–2 on the road to start reign 1,397 of the NHL belt, the 16th for the franchise.
Atlanta Flames had held it since February 11, 1976, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Buffalo Sabres held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to New York Islanders on February 15, 1976.
1,397Reign number
16Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Atlanta Flames
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude St. Sauveur | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Lysiak | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Hilliard Graves | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Romanchych | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Curt Bennett | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Kryskow | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Flett | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Clement | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Tim Ecclestone | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Rey Comeau | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Houston | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Eric Vail | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Barry Gibbs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Pat Quinn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Randy Manery | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Ed Kea | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Carriere | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Myre | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Bouchard | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 22 | 25 |
Buffalo Sabres
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig Ramsay | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Luce | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Jacques Richard | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Gilbert Perreault | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Rene Robert | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jocelyn Guevremont | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Hajt | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick Martin | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Lorentz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Gary McAdam | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Peter McNab | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Fred Stanfield | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian Spencer | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul McIntosh | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jerry Korab | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Lee Fogolin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gerry Desjardins | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Al Smith | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 33 | 35 |
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