Belt game 4,601 · November 1, 1985
Buffalo Sabres take the belt
Buffalo Sabres beat Edmonton Oilers 2–0 on the road to start reign 1,720 of the NHL belt, the 34th for the franchise.
Edmonton Oilers had held it since October 30, 1985, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Buffalo Sabres held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Vancouver Canucks on November 2, 1985.
1,720Reign number
34Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Edmonton Oilers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Lumley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Glenn Anderson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Mark Messier | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Hunter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Craig MacTavish | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jari Kurri | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Mark Napier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Kevin McClelland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Raimo Summanen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Krushelnyski | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Semenko | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne Gretzky | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | — | — |
| Lee Fogolin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Kevin Lowe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Coffey | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Charlie Huddy | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Jackson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Grant Fuhr | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Andy Moog | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 37 | 39 |
Buffalo Sabres
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mikael Andersson | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gilles Hamel | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Lindy Ruff | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Pat Hughes | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Hajt | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Dykstra | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| John Tucker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Gilbert Perreault | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Chris Langevin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ric Seiling | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Foligno | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Gaetano Orlando | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Andreychuk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Hannu Virta | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Ramsey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Housley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Halkidis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Playfair | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Barrasso | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Daren Puppa | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 37 | 37 |
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