Belt game 3,690 · February 15, 1976
New York Islanders take the belt
New York Islanders beat Buffalo Sabres 3–1 on the road to start reign 1,398 of the NHL belt, the 3rd for the franchise.
Buffalo Sabres had held it since February 13, 1976, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
New York Islanders held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to New York Rangers on February 17, 1976.
1,398Reign number
3Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Buffalo Sabres
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacques Richard | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Rene Robert | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick Martin | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Craig Ramsay | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Gilbert Perreault | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Gary McAdam | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Peter McNab | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Fred Stanfield | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Danny Gare | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Luce | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul McIntosh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jerry Korab | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Lee Fogolin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jocelyn Guevremont | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Hajt | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gerry Desjardins | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 18 | 20 |
| Al Smith | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
New York Islanders
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryan Trottier | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Clark Gillies | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Billy Harris | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ed Westfall | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Andre St. Laurent | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Garry Howatt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Lorne Henning | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Billy MacMillan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| J.P. Parise | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jude Drouin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Nystrom | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Gerry Hart | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean Potvin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Denis Potvin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bert Marshall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Fortier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Lewis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Glenn Resch | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Smith | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 32 | 33 |
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