Belt game 3,999 · October 27, 1979
Buffalo Sabres take the belt
Buffalo Sabres beat Quebec Nordiques 3–0 on the road to start reign 1,497 of the NHL belt, the 26th for the franchise.
Quebec Nordiques had held it since October 21, 1979, with 1 defense over 6 days.
Buffalo Sabres held it for 8 days and 3 defenses, then lost it to Philadelphia Flyers on November 4, 1979.
1,497Reign number
26Team's reign
3Defenses
8Days held
Box score
Quebec Nordiques
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wally Weir | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Robbie Ftorek | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Real Cloutier | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jamie Hislop | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Fitchner | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Pierre Plante | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Curt Brackenbury | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Michel Goulet | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| John Smrke | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Serge Bernier | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Terry Martin | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Baxter | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Garry Lariviere | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gerry Hart | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Barry Legge | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Pierre Lacroix | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dale Hoganson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Goran Hogosta | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 22 | 25 |
| Michel Dion | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
Buffalo Sabres
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danny Gare | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Luce | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick Martin | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Gilbert Perreault | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ric Seiling | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Hajt | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Tony McKegney | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick Dudley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Craig Ramsay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| John Gould | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Derek Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Schultz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Robert Mongrain | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Richie Dunn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| John Van Boxmeer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Schoenfeld | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Playfair | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Edwards | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Sauve | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 19 | 19 |
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