Belt game 4,152 · February 19, 1981
Montréal Canadiens take the belt
Montréal Canadiens beat Buffalo Sabres 5–2 at home to start reign 1,547 of the NHL belt, the 255th for the franchise.
Buffalo Sabres had held it since January 26, 1981, with 9 defenses over 24 days.
Montréal Canadiens held it for 16 days and 7 defenses, then lost it to Arizona Coyotes on March 7, 1981.
1,547Reign number
255Team's reign
7Defenses
16Days held
Box score
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keith Acton | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Yvon Lambert | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Pierre Mondou | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Guy Lafleur | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Mario Tremblay | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Jarvis | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Shutt | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian Engblom | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Rod Langway | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Serge Savard | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Risebrough | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Rejean Houle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Pierre Larouche | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Chris Nilan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mark Napier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Gaston Gingras | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Robinson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Denis Herron | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Richard Sevigny | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 24 | 26 |
Buffalo Sabres
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony McKegney | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean-Francois Sauve | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Ric Seiling | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Craig Ramsay | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Andre Savard | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Rob McClanahan | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Gilles Hamel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Danny Gare | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Derek Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Lindy Ruff | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Patrick | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Richie Dunn | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| John Van Boxmeer | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Ramsey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Schoenfeld | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Hajt | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Playfair | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Edwards | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Sauve | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 21 | 26 |
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