Belt game 3,791 · March 26, 1977
Los Angeles Kings take the belt
Los Angeles Kings beat Buffalo Sabres 6–4 at home to start reign 1,431 of the NHL belt, the 18th for the franchise.
Buffalo Sabres had held it since March 23, 1977, with 1 defense over 3 days.
Los Angeles Kings held it for 12 days and 5 defenses, then lost it to Calgary Flames on April 7, 1977.
1,431Reign number
18Team's reign
5Defenses
12Days held
Box score
Los Angeles Kings
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Murdoch | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Marcel Dionne | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Williams | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Murphy | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Schultz | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Berry | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Butch Goring | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Kozak | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bert Wilson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Vic Venasky | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Frank St. Marseille | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Gene Carr | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Glenn Goldup | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Brown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Hutchison | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sheldon Kannegiesser | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gary Sargent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Rogie Vachon | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 24 | 28 |
| Gary Simmons | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
Buffalo Sabres
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andre Savard | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jocelyn Guevremont | 1 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Gilbert Perreault | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Rene Robert | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Gary McAdam | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Luce | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian Spencer | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Terry Martin | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Schoenfeld | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Lorentz | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Craig Ramsay | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Fred Stanfield | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jerry Korab | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Breitenbach | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Hajt | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Sauve | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Don Edwards | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 34 | 39 |
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