Belt game 4,164 · March 17, 1981
Buffalo Sabres take the belt
Buffalo Sabres beat Los Angeles Kings 3–1 on the road to start reign 1,550 of the NHL belt, the 28th for the franchise.
Los Angeles Kings had held it since March 8, 1981, with 2 defenses over 9 days.
Buffalo Sabres held it for 5 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to St. Louis Blues on March 22, 1981.
1,550Reign number
28Team's reign
2Defenses
5Days held
Box score
Los Angeles Kings
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Terrion | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Jensen | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Murphy | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dan Bonar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Billy Harris | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dean Hopkins | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Andre St. Laurent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Marcel Dionne | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| John Paul Kelly | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Taylor | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Fox | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Luce | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick Chartraw | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jerry Korab | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Murphy | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Mark Hardy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Lewis | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Mario Lessard | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 20 | 23 |
| Jim Rutherford | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
Buffalo Sabres
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony McKegney | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Craig Ramsay | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Ric Seiling | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Danny Gare | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Derek Smith | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Lindy Ruff | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Richie Dunn | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| John Van Boxmeer | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Schoenfeld | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gilbert Perreault | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Andre Savard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Alan Haworth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Rob McClanahan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gilles Hamel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Patrick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Hajt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Playfair | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Edwards | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 22 | 23 |
| Bob Sauve | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
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