Belt game 3,825 · November 5, 1977
Buffalo Sabres take the belt
Buffalo Sabres beat St. Louis Blues 3–1 on the road to start reign 1,440 of the NHL belt, the 21st for the franchise.
St. Louis Blues had held it since November 1, 1977, with 1 defense over 4 days.
Buffalo Sabres held it for 4 days and 1 defense, then lost it to New York Rangers on November 9, 1977.
1,440Reign number
21Team's reign
1Defenses
4Days held
Box score
St. Louis Blues
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Berenson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian Sutter | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jimmy Roberts | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Patey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Garry Unger | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Claude Larose | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Fairbairn | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Inge Hammarstrom | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob MacMillan | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bernie Federko | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| John Smrke | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick Bourbonnais | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Len Frig | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Jack Brownschidle | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Rod Seiling | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dick Redmond | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Hess | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Eddie Johnston | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Staniowski | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 25 | 28 |
Buffalo Sabres
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danny Gare | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Luce | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick Martin | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Craig Ramsay | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Gilbert Perreault | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jocelyn Guevremont | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Lorentz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Andre Savard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Rene Robert | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Gary McAdam | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Ric Seiling | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Fred Stanfield | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Derek Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jerry Korab | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Lee Fogolin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Schoenfeld | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Hajt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Edwards | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 24 | 25 |
| Gerry Desjardins | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
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