Belt game 4,312 · November 28, 1982
Buffalo Sabres take the belt
Buffalo Sabres beat New York Rangers 7–3 at home to start reign 1,606 of the NHL belt, the 29th for the franchise.
New York Rangers had held it since November 21, 1982, with 2 defenses over 7 days.
Buffalo Sabres held it for 6 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Colorado Avalanche on December 4, 1982.
1,606Reign number
29Team's reign
1Defenses
6Days held
Box score
Buffalo Sabres
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony McKegney | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Patrick | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Lindy Ruff | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Playfair | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dale McCourt | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Gilles Hamel | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Craig Ramsay | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Foligno | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Brent Peterson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Ramsey | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Housley | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Hajt | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Gilbert Perreault | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Moller | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ric Seiling | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Sean Mckenna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Hannu Virta | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| John Van Boxmeer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Jacques Cloutier | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 20 | 23 |
| Bob Sauve | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
New York Rangers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Rogers | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Rob McClanahan | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Duguay | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Maloney | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Anders Hedberg | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Mark Pavelich | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Maloney | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Robbie Ftorek | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Silk | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ulf Nilsson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Nick Fotiu | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Kent-Erik Andersson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mikko Leinonen | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Laidlaw | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Barry Beck | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Baker | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Reijo Ruotsalainen | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Andre Dore | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Weeks | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 21 | 28 |
| Eddie Mio | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
Box scores: the NHL's own game center.