Belt game 3,883 · March 16, 1978
Buffalo Sabres take the belt
Buffalo Sabres beat Philadelphia Flyers 3–1 at home to start reign 1,455 of the NHL belt, the 24th for the franchise.
Philadelphia Flyers had held it since March 11, 1978, with 2 defenses over 5 days.
Buffalo Sabres held it for 12 days and 4 defenses, then lost it to Detroit Red Wings on March 28, 1978.
1,455Reign number
24Team's reign
4Defenses
12Days held
Box score
Buffalo Sabres
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilbert Perreault | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick Martin | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Craig Ramsay | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Danny Gare | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Luce | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jocelyn Guevremont | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Lorentz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Andre Savard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Gary McAdam | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Ric Seiling | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Fred Stanfield | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Derek Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jerry Korab | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Lee Fogolin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Schoenfeld | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Carriere | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Hajt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Edwards | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 23 | 24 |
| Bob Sauve | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
Philadelphia Flyers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Clarke | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Holmgren | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Bladon | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Barber | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Hoyda | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Kelly | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mel Bridgman | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Saleski | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gary Dornhoefer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ross Lonsberry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick MacLeish | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Orest Kindrachuk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Reggie Leach | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Dailey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick Lapointe | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Joe Watson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jimmy Watson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bernie Parent | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Stephenson | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 30 | 32 |
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