Belt game 3,960 · March 6, 1979
Buffalo Sabres take the belt
Buffalo Sabres beat New York Islanders 3–2 on the road to start reign 1,483 of the NHL belt, the 25th for the franchise.
New York Islanders had held it since March 3, 1979, with 0 defenses over 3 days.
Buffalo Sabres held it for 11 days and 5 defenses, then lost it to Philadelphia Flyers on March 17, 1979.
1,483Reign number
25Team's reign
5Defenses
11Days held
Box score
New York Islanders
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryan Trottier | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Bourne | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Bossy | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Stefan Persson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Garry Howatt | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Lorne Henning | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne Merrick | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Billy Harris | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ed Westfall | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Kaszycki | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Nystrom | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| John Tonelli | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Gerry Hart | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Pat Price | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Lorimer | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Denis Potvin | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Lewis | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Glenn Resch | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 30 | 33 |
| Billy Smith | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
Buffalo Sabres
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ric Seiling | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Luce | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Gilbert Perreault | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick Dudley | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Lee Fogolin | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Schoenfeld | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick Martin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Jacques Richard | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Craig Ramsay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Andre Savard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Rene Robert | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Danny Gare | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Schultz | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jerry Korab | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Boland | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Breitenbach | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Playfair | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Edwards | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 32 | 34 |
| Bob Sauve | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
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