Belt game 4,424 · December 18, 1983
Buffalo Sabres take the belt
Buffalo Sabres beat Vancouver Canucks 3–2 at home to start reign 1,658 of the NHL belt, the 31st for the franchise.
Vancouver Canucks had held it since December 13, 1983, with 1 defense over 5 days.
Buffalo Sabres held it for 3 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Carolina Hurricanes on December 21, 1983.
1,658Reign number
31Team's reign
0Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Buffalo Sabres
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig Ramsay | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Adam Creighton | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Ric Seiling | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Cyr | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Brent Peterson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Lindy Ruff | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Wiemer | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Real Cloutier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Gilles Hamel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Gilbert Perreault | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Sean Mckenna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Moller | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Andreychuk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Hannu Virta | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Housley | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Hajt | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Playfair | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jerry Korab | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Sauve | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 17 | 19 |
| Tom Barrasso | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
Vancouver Canucks
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Lupul | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Stan Smyl | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Michel Petit | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick Lanz | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Andreas Schliebener | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Nill | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Tony Tanti | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Patrik Sundstrom | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Darcy Rota | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Delorme | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Cam Neely | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Williams | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Thomas Gradin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Lars Molin | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Neil Belland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Grant Martin | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Kevin McCarthy | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Harold Snepsts | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Frank Caprice | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 41 | 44 |
| John Garrett | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
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