Belt game 3,727 · October 31, 1976
Buffalo Sabres take the belt
Buffalo Sabres beat Boston Bruins 4–1 at home to start reign 1,410 of the NHL belt, the 17th for the franchise.
Boston Bruins had held it since October 27, 1976, with 1 defense over 4 days.
Buffalo Sabres held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Montréal Canadiens on November 1, 1976.
1,410Reign number
17Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Buffalo Sabres
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Lorentz | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Andre Savard | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Jocelyn Guevremont | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Craig Ramsay | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Rene Robert | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian Spencer | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jerry Korab | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Lee Fogolin | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Hajt | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick Martin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Jacques Richard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Gilbert Perreault | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gary McAdam | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Fred Stanfield | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Danny Gare | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Luce | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Breitenbach | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gerry Desjardins | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 20 | 21 |
| Al Smith | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
Boston Bruins
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stan Jonathan | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ray Maluta | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Gary Doak | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Peter McNab | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Johnny Bucyk | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean Ratelle | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne Cashman | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Forbes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick Middleton | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Hank Nowak | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Gregg Sheppard | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Marcotte | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Terry O'Reilly | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Matti Hagman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dallas Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Brad Park | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Milbury | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Gilles Gilbert | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 26 | 30 |
| Gerry Cheevers | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
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