Belt game 3,827 · November 9, 1977
New York Rangers take the belt
New York Rangers beat Buffalo Sabres 8–4 at home to start reign 1,441 of the NHL belt, the 181st for the franchise.
Buffalo Sabres had held it since November 5, 1977, with 1 defense over 4 days.
New York Rangers held it for 3 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Detroit Red Wings on November 12, 1977.
1,441Reign number
181Team's reign
0Defenses
3Days held
Box score
New York Rangers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Murdoch | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Esposito | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Pat Hickey | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Greg Polis | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Greschner | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Carol Vadnais | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Lucien DeBlois | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Rod Gilbert | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Vickers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Benoit Gosselin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Goldsworthy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Greg Holst | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Farrish | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Awrey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Maloney | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike McEwen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| John Davidson | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Thomas | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 40 | 44 |
Buffalo Sabres
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Martin | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Gilbert Perreault | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Craig Ramsay | 1 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Rene Robert | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Ric Seiling | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Fred Stanfield | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Jerry Korab | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Schoenfeld | 0 | 1 | 1 | -4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Jocelyn Guevremont | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Lorentz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Andre Savard | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Gary McAdam | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Danny Gare | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Luce | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Schock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Lee Fogolin | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Hajt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Edwards | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 13 | 19 |
| Gerry Desjardins | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 5 | 7 |
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