Belt game 4,348 · February 16, 1983
Buffalo Sabres take the belt
Buffalo Sabres beat Boston Bruins 3–1 at home to start reign 1,619 of the NHL belt, the 30th for the franchise.
Boston Bruins had held it since February 3, 1983, with 4 defenses over 13 days.
Buffalo Sabres held it for 4 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Edmonton Oilers on February 20, 1983.
1,619Reign number
30Team's reign
1Defenses
4Days held
Box score
Buffalo Sabres
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilbert Perreault | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Geordie Robertson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Brent Peterson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mal Davis | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Housley | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Tony McKegney | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Gilles Hamel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Andre Savard | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ric Seiling | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Cyr | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Lindy Ruff | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Patrick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Andreychuk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| John Van Boxmeer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Ramsey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Hajt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Playfair | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| David Fenyves | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jacques Cloutier | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Sauve | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 23 | 24 |
Boston Bruins
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Middleton | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Fergus | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ray Bourque | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Peter McNab | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Barry Pederson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne Cashman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Craig MacTavish | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Keith Crowder | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Brad Palmer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Krushelnyski | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Luc Dufour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bruce Crowder | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Gord Kluzak | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike O'connell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Brad Park | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Randy Hillier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Milbury | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Marty Howe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Pete Peeters | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 16 | 18 |
| Marco Baron | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
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