Belt game 4,003 · November 4, 1979
Philadelphia Flyers take the belt
Philadelphia Flyers beat Buffalo Sabres 3–1 at home to start reign 1,498 of the NHL belt, the 33rd for the franchise.
Buffalo Sabres had held it since October 27, 1979, with 3 defenses over 8 days.
Philadelphia Flyers held it for 64 days and 26 defenses, then lost it to Dallas Stars on January 7, 1980.
1,498Reign number
33Team's reign
26Defenses
64Days held
Box score
Philadelphia Flyers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Barber | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Linseman | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Holmgren | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Clarke | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian Propp | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Norm Barnes | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Kelly | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Mel Bridgman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dennis Ververgaert | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| John Paddock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Al Hill | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick MacLeish | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Gorence | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Frank Bathe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jimmy Watson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Busniuk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dennis Patterson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Myre | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Pete Peeters | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 40 | 41 |
Buffalo Sabres
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Martin | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Danny Gare | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| John Van Boxmeer | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Tony McKegney | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Craig Ramsay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Gilbert Perreault | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ric Seiling | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| John Gould | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Derek Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Luce | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Schultz | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Lindy Ruff | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Robert Mongrain | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Richie Dunn | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Schoenfeld | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Hajt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Playfair | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Edwards | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Sauve | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 32 | 35 |
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