Belt game 3,781 · March 6, 1977
Buffalo Sabres take the belt
Buffalo Sabres beat Montréal Canadiens 4–1 at home to start reign 1,424 of the NHL belt, the 19th for the franchise.
Montréal Canadiens had held it since February 3, 1977, with 13 defenses over 31 days.
Buffalo Sabres held it for 6 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Pittsburgh Penguins on March 12, 1977.
1,424Reign number
19Team's reign
1Defenses
6Days held
Box score
Buffalo Sabres
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilbert Perreault | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jocelyn Guevremont | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Craig Ramsay | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Rene Robert | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Gary McAdam | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Fred Stanfield | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Luce | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian Spencer | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick Martin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Lorentz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Andre Savard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Danny Gare | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Terry Martin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jerry Korab | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Lee Fogolin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Schoenfeld | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Hajt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Sauve | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Don Edwards | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 21 | 22 |
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Risebrough | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Guy Lafleur | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Robinson | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Yvon Lambert | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mario Tremblay | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Rejean Houle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Murray Wilson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Jarvis | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Shutt | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Gainey | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Jacques Lemaire | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Nyrop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Guy Lapointe | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jimmy Roberts | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Serge Savard | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Pierre Bouchard | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick Chartraw | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Michel Larocque | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Dryden | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 30 | 34 |
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