Belt game 3,836 · December 1, 1977
Buffalo Sabres take the belt
Buffalo Sabres beat Montréal Canadiens 3–1 at home to start reign 1,446 of the NHL belt, the 22nd for the franchise.
Montréal Canadiens had held it since November 26, 1977, with 1 defense over 5 days.
Buffalo Sabres held it for 12 days and 5 defenses, then lost it to New Jersey Devils on December 13, 1977.
1,446Reign number
22Team's reign
5Defenses
12Days held
Box score
Buffalo Sabres
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Martin | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Andre Savard | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Rene Robert | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Gary McAdam | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ric Seiling | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Danny Gare | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Jocelyn Guevremont | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Lorentz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Craig Ramsay | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Gilbert Perreault | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Fred Stanfield | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Luce | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Terry Martin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Stewart | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jerry Korab | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Lee Fogolin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Schoenfeld | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Edwards | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 34 | 35 |
| Gerry Desjardins | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yvon Lambert | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Shutt | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Robinson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Pierre Mondou | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Risebrough | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Guy Lafleur | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Yvan Cournoyer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mario Tremblay | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Rejean Houle | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Jarvis | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Gainey | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Pierre Larouche | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Nyrop | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Guy Lapointe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Serge Savard | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gilles Lupien | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick Chartraw | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Michel Larocque | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Dryden | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 27 | 30 |
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