Belt game 4,350 · February 20, 1983
Edmonton Oilers take the belt
Edmonton Oilers beat Buffalo Sabres 5–4 on the road to start reign 1,620 of the NHL belt, the 7th for the franchise.
Buffalo Sabres had held it since February 16, 1983, with 1 defense over 4 days.
Edmonton Oilers held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Calgary Flames on February 22, 1983.
1,620Reign number
7Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Buffalo Sabres
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony McKegney | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Dale McCourt | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Gilles Hamel | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Gilbert Perreault | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Geordie Robertson | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Cyr | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Brent Peterson | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Lindy Ruff | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mal Davis | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Housley | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Andre Savard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Ric Seiling | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Patrick | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Hannu Virta | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Ramsey | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Hajt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Playfair | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| David Fenyves | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jacques Cloutier | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Sauve | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 25 | 30 |
Edmonton Oilers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn Anderson | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jaroslav Pouzar | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Mark Messier | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Roulston | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Kevin Lowe | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Linseman | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Jari Kurri | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne Gretzky | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Coffey | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Randy Gregg | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Hunter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Laurie Boschman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Pat Hughes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Lumley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Semenko | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Lee Fogolin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Garry Lariviere | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Charlie Huddy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Grant Fuhr | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Andy Moog | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 33 | 37 |
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