Belt game 3,966 · March 17, 1979
Philadelphia Flyers take the belt
Philadelphia Flyers beat Buffalo Sabres 5–3 at home to start reign 1,484 of the NHL belt, the 31st for the franchise.
Buffalo Sabres had held it since March 6, 1979, with 5 defenses over 11 days.
Philadelphia Flyers held it for 4 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Dallas Stars on March 21, 1979.
1,484Reign number
31Team's reign
1Defenses
4Days held
Box score
Philadelphia Flyers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Linseman | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Dennis Ververgaert | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Barber | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Kelly | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick MacLeish | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Gorence | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Blake Dunlop | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Dailey | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Hoyda | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Clarke | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Holmgren | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Reggie Leach | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Al Hill | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Behn Wilson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick Lapointe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Andre Dupont | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Jimmy Watson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne Stephenson | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 16 | 19 |
| Robbie Moore | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
Buffalo Sabres
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Martin | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Rene Robert | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Gilbert Perreault | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Andre Savard | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Schultz | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jerry Korab | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Craig Ramsay | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ric Seiling | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick Dudley | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Danny Gare | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Terry Martin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Stewart | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Lee Fogolin | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Schoenfeld | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Boland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Breitenbach | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Playfair | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Edwards | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Sauve | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 36 | 41 |
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