Belt game 4,314 · December 4, 1982
Quebec Nordiques take the belt
Quebec Nordiques beat Buffalo Sabres 3–2 at home to start reign 1,607 of the NHL belt, the 8th for the franchise.
Buffalo Sabres had held it since November 28, 1982, with 1 defense over 6 days.
Quebec Nordiques held it for 5 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Philadelphia Flyers on December 9, 1982.
1,607Reign number
8Team's reign
1Defenses
5Days held
Box score
Quebec Nordiques
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real Cloutier | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Michel Goulet | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Dale Hunter | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Normand Rochefort | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Pichette | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Wally Weir | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Marc Tardif | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Pierre Aubry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Marian Stastny | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Alain Cote | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Anton Stastny | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jacques Richard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Peter Stastny | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Wilf Paiement | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean Hamel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Randy Moller | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mario Marois | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Andre Dupont | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| John Garrett | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 19 | 21 |
Buffalo Sabres
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dale McCourt | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Gilles Hamel | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Gilbert Perreault | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Andre Savard | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Foligno | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sean Mckenna | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tony McKegney | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Craig Ramsay | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ric Seiling | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Brent Peterson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Lindy Ruff | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Patrick | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Hannu Virta | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| John Van Boxmeer | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Ramsey | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Housley | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Hajt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Playfair | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jacques Cloutier | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 36 | 39 |
| Bob Sauve | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
Box scores: the NHL's own game center.