Belt game 4,602 · November 2, 1985
Vancouver Canucks take the belt
Vancouver Canucks beat Buffalo Sabres 6–2 at home to start reign 1,721 of the NHL belt, the 18th for the franchise.
Buffalo Sabres had held it since November 1, 1985, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Vancouver Canucks held it for 3 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Edmonton Oilers on November 5, 1985.
1,721Reign number
18Team's reign
0Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Vancouver Canucks
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrik Sundstrom | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Petri Skriko | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Tony Tanti | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Stan Smyl | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Tambellini | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Lowry | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Sandlak | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Lidster | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Garth Butcher | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Brent Peterson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Moe Lemay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Cam Neely | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Thomas Gradin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean-Marc Lanthier | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Halward | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick Lanz | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Glen Cochrane | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jiri Bubla | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Frank Caprice | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Richard Brodeur | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 26 | 28 |
Buffalo Sabres
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilbert Perreault | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Gaetano Orlando | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Pat Hughes | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Ramsey | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Housley | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Dykstra | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| John Tucker | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Gilles Hamel | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mikael Andersson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Chris Langevin | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ric Seiling | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Foligno | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Lindy Ruff | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Andreychuk | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Hannu Virta | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Halkidis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Hajt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Playfair | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Barrasso | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 20 | 26 |
| Daren Puppa | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
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