Belt game 4,167 · March 22, 1981
St. Louis Blues take the belt
St. Louis Blues beat Buffalo Sabres 6–5 on the road to start reign 1,551 of the NHL belt, the 24th for the franchise.
Buffalo Sabres had held it since March 17, 1981, with 2 defenses over 5 days.
St. Louis Blues held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to New York Islanders on March 24, 1981.
1,551Reign number
24Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Buffalo Sabres
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andre Savard | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Alan Haworth | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Patrick | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Richie Dunn | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| John Van Boxmeer | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Tony McKegney | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Craig Ramsay | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Gilbert Perreault | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Rob McClanahan | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ric Seiling | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Gilles Hamel | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Danny Gare | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Lindy Ruff | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Ramsey | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Schoenfeld | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 10 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Hajt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Playfair | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Edwards | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 28 | 34 |
| Bob Sauve | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
St. Louis Blues
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Zuke | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Perry Turnbull | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne Babych | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Tony Currie | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Blake Dunlop | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jorgen Pettersson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jack Brownschidle | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Patey | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian Sutter | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Blair Chapman | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bernie Federko | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Crombeen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Ralph Klassen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Gerry Hart | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Joe Micheletti | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ed Kea | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick Lapointe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Liut | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 21 | 26 |
| Ed Staniowski | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
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