Belt game 4,441 · January 23, 1984
Buffalo Sabres take the belt
Buffalo Sabres beat Boston Bruins 5–3 on the road to start reign 1,666 of the NHL belt, the 33rd for the franchise.
Boston Bruins had held it since January 19, 1984, with 1 defense over 4 days.
Buffalo Sabres held it for 10 days and 3 defenses, then lost it to Boston Bruins on February 2, 1984.
1,666Reign number
33Team's reign
3Defenses
10Days held
Box score
Boston Bruins
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter McNab | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ray Bourque | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Barry Pederson | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Lyndon Byers | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Craig MacTavish | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick Middleton | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Terry O'Reilly | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Nevin Markwart | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Gillis | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Luc Dufour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bruce Crowder | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Kostynski | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gord Kluzak | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Schoenfeld | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike O'connell | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Randy Hillier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Milbury | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Guy Lapointe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Pete Peeters | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 27 | 32 |
| Doug Keans | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
Buffalo Sabres
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Andreychuk | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Gilbert Perreault | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ric Seiling | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Cyr | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Foligno | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Brent Peterson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Mal Davis | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Ramsey | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| David Fenyves | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Real Cloutier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Gilles Hamel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Craig Ramsay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Sean Mckenna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Moller | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Wiemer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Hajt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Playfair | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jerry Korab | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Sauve | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Barrasso | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 27 | 30 |
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