Belt game 3,888 · March 28, 1978
Detroit Red Wings take the belt
Detroit Red Wings beat Buffalo Sabres 7–0 at home to start reign 1,456 of the NHL belt, the 166th for the franchise.
Buffalo Sabres had held it since March 16, 1978, with 4 defenses over 12 days.
Detroit Red Wings held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Los Angeles Kings on March 30, 1978.
1,456Reign number
166Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Detroit Red Wings
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reed Larson | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Woods | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Dale McCourt | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Dennis Hextall | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Lochead | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Thommie Bergman | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Nick Libett | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Dennis Hull | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Wright | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Terry Harper | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dennis Polonich | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Errol Thompson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Andre St. Laurent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Vaclav Nedomansky | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean Hamel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Greg Joly | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Al Cameron | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Rutherford | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Low | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 25 | 25 |
Buffalo Sabres
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Martin | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Lorentz | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Craig Ramsay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Gilbert Perreault | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Andre Savard | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Rene Robert | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Gary McAdam | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Ric Seiling | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Derek Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Luce | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Schock | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jerry Korab | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Lee Fogolin | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Schoenfeld | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jocelyn Guevremont | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Carriere | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Hajt | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Edwards | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 23 | 30 |
| Bob Sauve | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
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