Belt game 3,874 · March 1, 1978
Buffalo Sabres take the belt
Buffalo Sabres beat Atlanta Flames 4–3 on the road to start reign 1,452 of the NHL belt, the 23rd for the franchise.
Atlanta Flames had held it since February 27, 1978, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Buffalo Sabres held it for 3 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Boston Bruins on March 4, 1978.
1,452Reign number
23Team's reign
1Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Atlanta Flames
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Lysiak | 0 | 2 | 2 | -3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Guy Chouinard | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | — | — |
| Eric Vail | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Lalonde | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob MacMillan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Willi Plett | 1 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Houston | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Clement | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Rey Comeau | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| John Gould | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Simpson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Greg Fox | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Pat Ribble | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Richard Mulhern | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dick Redmond | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Shand | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Miles Zaharko | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dan Bouchard | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 26 | 30 |
| Yves Belanger | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
Buffalo Sabres
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danny Gare | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Craig Ramsay | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Rene Robert | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Luce | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Schoenfeld | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jocelyn Guevremont | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Hajt | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Lorentz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Gilbert Perreault | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Andre Savard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Gary McAdam | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Ric Seiling | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Fred Stanfield | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Derek Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Schock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jerry Korab | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Lee Fogolin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Sauve | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 37 | 40 |
| Gerry Desjardins | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
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